A gopnik (Russian: гопник), is a member of a delinquent subculture in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and in other former Soviet republics—a young man (or a woman, a gopnitsa) of working-class background who usually lives in suburban areas and comes from a family of poor education and income.
Gopniks are often seen squatting in groups "in court" (на кортах, na kortakh) or "doing the crab" (на крабе, na krabe) outside blocks of flats or schools with their heels on the ground. It is described as a learned behavior, attributed to Russian and Soviet prison culture to avoid sitting on the cold ground. They are also stereotyped as being prone to substance and alcohol abuse, crime and hooliganism.
Gopnik will become the culture coin of the Ton blockchain, and become a project that celebrates the blockchain's roots and the national pride of Russia in a funny self-depreciating way that people around the world can enjoy and understand. Most Russian memes in this sense are limited in their ability to appeal to the masses, but people from countries everywhere can relate to Gopnik in some way, and this stereotype has gone viral outside Russia many times.
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