# Tessa Violet Tessa Violet is an American singer-songwriter whose 2018 single "Crush" was reframed as a Russian nationalist anthem by a VK meme community in late 2018. Fan edits overlaying the chant "Русские, вперед!" onto her music videos followed, turning a Nashville pop artist into an unexpected running joke about Russian imperial imagery. ## Origin Tessa Violet Williams first uploaded to YouTube on July 16, 2006 under the handle Meekakitty, growing her channel past 440,000 subscribers by mid-2010 with skits and lip-sync videos[8]. She released the single "Crush" in June 2018[1], the song that later became the vehicle for the meme. The meme itself began on December 9, 2018, when Russian nationalist VK community мемы для русских posted a series of image macros portraying Violet as a Russian nationalist figure[2]. In a reply thread on one of the posts, the admin hinted that Violet's Mishka pullover was one specific trigger for adopting her as the page's running subject (translated from Russian)[9]. The frame quickly locked in around her hair color, wardrobe, and "Crush" visuals[3]. - **Platform:** VK (source) / YouTube (viral spread) - **Creator:** мемы для русских (VK community) - **Date:** 2018 ## Overview The Tessa Violet meme built on details from her "Crush" music video that Russian-language VK users read as coded nationalist symbols[3]. The community мемы для русских ("memes for the Russians") pointed to Violet wearing a Mishka/Мишка-branded pullover and her red-white-blue color palette matching the flag of Imperial Russia[3]. Her songs got reworked with the chant "Русские, вперед!" ("Go Russians!") dubbed over the choruses, treating a Nashville pop artist as a domestic patriotic figure. Comments under the posts suggested that the page admin's personal affection for the singer drove her promotion into a house mascot (translated from Russian)[9]. From there the joke spread to other VK pages, framing Violet as a supporter of the Russian National State concept[3]. English-speaking fans first noticed the bit through an influx of upvoted Russian comments piling up under the "Crush" upload on YouTube[1]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Tessa Violet? Tessa Violet Williams is an American singer-songwriter, formerly known as YouTuber Meekakitty, whose 2018 single "Crush" was recast as a Russian nationalist anthem by a VK meme community[1][2]. ### Where did Tessa Violet come from? The meme started on December 9, 2018, with a series of image macros on the VK page мемы для русских that framed Violet as a Russian nationalist[2]. ### What does Tessa Violet mean? In the meme context, she stands in as a fictional Russian nationalist mascot, based on her Mishka/Мишка pullover and her hair matching the Imperial Russia flag colors[3]. ### How do you use Tessa Violet? The common format edits her "Crush" or "Bad Ideas" videos to loop the chant "Русские, вперед!" ("Go Russians!") over the chorus, as in the Пикрил П.К. edit[4]. ### Is Tessa Violet still popular? The active VK meme run peaked in January 2019 and faded soon after, though the r/OutOfTheLoop thread and Violet's own tweet still document the moment[6][7]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiAuAJBZuGs]() 2. [https://vk.com/wall-175061906_7]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tessa-violet]() 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkGZk6ZPXLM]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TunIIC9EuI]() 6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/aeje44/whats_up_with_all_these_russian_comments_on_tessa/]() 7. [https://twitter.com/TessaViolet/status/1083795737375313920]() 8. [https://nypost.com/2010/07/25/cashin-in-on-video/]() 9. [https://vk.com/wall-175061906_77?reply=105&thread=99]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/tessa-violet Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library