Kaschenism
Encyclopedia
Kaschenism is a specific style of conversation in forum
s, blog
s, Fido
echos, etc. used by some people in Russia
n FidoNet and Internet
. Its main feature is provocativeness and mockery while being formally polite. Historically, Kaschenist style uses many words and idioms of Jewish origin, and in conversations Kashenists often pretend to be Jews, that's because it makes anti-Semites annoyed and angry, and makes other people make excuses and prove that they are not anti-Semites. Also it is typical for Kaschenist style to use medical terms, especially from psychiatry
, that's because Kaschenists consider themselves jocularly as "network psychiatrists", and imitate either medical staff or, on the contrary, patients of a mental hospital.
The word Kaschenism also denotes a philosophy of people who use Kaschenist style in electronic conversations.
The word Kaschenism comes from a name of Kaschenko mental hospital
, which name has become an idiom in Russian (similarly with Bedlam
in English). This hospital, in turn, was named after a prominent Russian psychiatrist Pyotr Petrovich Kashchenko. Kashenists consider in game Pyotr Petrovich as their spiritual patron.
echo conference SU.KASCHENKO.LOCAL(SKL) created by Vladimir "MedBrat" Timofeev in 1998.
In first half of 2000-s SKL (and Russian FidoNet in general) slowly became deserted, and in 2005 MedBrat led residual Kashenists away from SKL to Internet forum kaschenko.ru; SKL worked then for a while but now it is almost dead.
The basics of an ideology of a Kaschenism are told in a text called "Kaschenesis"
Also, there is a digest of the Kashenist ideology formulated in three phrases, a kind of Kaschenists motto; the phrases are:
The same in Russian, (as it is written in an upper part of every page of kaschenko.ru):
Since those slogans written in Russian contain eight words containing 99 letters total, Kaschenists often abbreviate their motto as 8/99, and use such an abbreviation as a greeting (which is in turn a mockery on a Nazi greeting 14/88).
" subculture, contributed much to padonkaffsky jargon
, and many of the early "padonki" were former Kaschenists.
Internet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
s, blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s, Fido
FidoNet
FidoNet is a worldwide computer network that is used for communication between bulletin board systems. It was most popular in the early to mid 1990s, prior to the introduction of easy and affordable access to the Internet...
echos, etc. used by some people in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n FidoNet and Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. Its main feature is provocativeness and mockery while being formally polite. Historically, Kaschenist style uses many words and idioms of Jewish origin, and in conversations Kashenists often pretend to be Jews, that's because it makes anti-Semites annoyed and angry, and makes other people make excuses and prove that they are not anti-Semites. Also it is typical for Kaschenist style to use medical terms, especially from psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
, that's because Kaschenists consider themselves jocularly as "network psychiatrists", and imitate either medical staff or, on the contrary, patients of a mental hospital.
The word Kaschenism also denotes a philosophy of people who use Kaschenist style in electronic conversations.
Etymology
Mental Hospital
Mental hospital may refer to:*Psychiatric hospital*hospital in Nepal named Mental Hospital...
, which name has become an idiom in Russian (similarly with Bedlam
Bethlem Royal Hospital
The Bethlem Royal Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in London, United Kingdom and part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Although no longer based at its original location, it is recognised as the world's first and oldest institution to specialise in mental illnesses....
in English). This hospital, in turn, was named after a prominent Russian psychiatrist Pyotr Petrovich Kashchenko. Kashenists consider in game Pyotr Petrovich as their spiritual patron.
Origin
Kashenism originated as a FidonetFidoNet
FidoNet is a worldwide computer network that is used for communication between bulletin board systems. It was most popular in the early to mid 1990s, prior to the introduction of easy and affordable access to the Internet...
echo conference SU.KASCHENKO.LOCAL(SKL) created by Vladimir "MedBrat" Timofeev in 1998.
In first half of 2000-s SKL (and Russian FidoNet in general) slowly became deserted, and in 2005 MedBrat led residual Kashenists away from SKL to Internet forum kaschenko.ru; SKL worked then for a while but now it is almost dead.
Ideology and philosophy
Also, there is a digest of the Kashenist ideology formulated in three phrases, a kind of Kaschenists motto; the phrases are:
- Rigorous observance of mutually exclusive paragraphs.
- Brutal politrecal correctness. (This is a pun based on homophones: пол-литра (pollítra), half a litre, and политкорректность (polítkorréktnost`), political correctness.)
- Total schizophasia.
The same in Russian, (as it is written in an upper part of every page of kaschenko.ru):
- Неукоснительное соблюдение взаимоисключающих параграфов.
- Брутальная поллитркорректность.
- Тотальная шизофазия.
Since those slogans written in Russian contain eight words containing 99 letters total, Kaschenists often abbreviate their motto as 8/99, and use such an abbreviation as a greeting (which is in turn a mockery on a Nazi greeting 14/88).
Influence
The influence of Kaschenism upon Russian Internet is quite significant, especially the influence of Kaschenist slang which is now known and is sometimes used by a big part of Russian-speaking Internet users, though they never were Kashenists themselves. Also, Kaschenists, who appeared earlier than the well-known "padonkiPadonki
Padonki is a counter-culture subculture within the Russian-speaking Internet community most famous for using their slang Olbanian language or padonkaffsky jargon...
" subculture, contributed much to padonkaffsky jargon
Padonkaffsky jargon
Padonkaffsky jargon or Olbanian language is a cant language developed by padonki of Runet. It started as an Internet slang language originally used in the Russian Internet community...
, and many of the early "padonki" were former Kaschenists.