Hammer And Tickle: A History Of Communism Told Through Communist Jokes

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a b Figes, Orlando (2002-10-21). Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia. Henry Holt and Company. p.508. ISBN 978-0-8050-5783-6. What happens if Soviet socialism comes to Saudi Arabia? First five years, nothing; then a shortage of oil." (Variation: "...then a shortage of sand.") Jokes from these times have a certain historical value, depicting the character of the epoch almost as well as long novels might. A: Yes, but the Constitution of the USA also guarantees freedom after the speech. [12] Pravda and Izvestia [ edit ] He comments on the uncanny linguistic parallelism between the English-language "crown-crow-cow" and the Russian "korona–vorona–korova". [3] Soviet Union [ edit ]In a prison, two inmates are comparing notes. "What did they arrest you for?" asks the first. "Was it a political or common crime?" "Of course it was political. I'm a plumber. They summoned me to the district Party committee to fix the sewage pipes. I looked and said, 'Hey, the entire system needs to be replaced.' So they gave me seven years." [12] Stalin loses his favourite pipe. In a few days, Lavrenti calls Stalin: "Have you found your pipe?" "Yes," replies Stalin. "I found it under the sofa." "This is impossible!" exclaims Beria. "Three people have already confessed to this crime!" [16] Leonid Ilyich is in surgery." / "His heart again?" / "No, chest expansion surgery, to make room for one more Gold Star medal." This makes reference to Brezhnev's elaborate collection of awards and medals. A man walks into a shop and asks, "You wouldn't happen to have any fish, would you?" The shop assistant replies, "You've got it wrong – ours is a butcher's shop. We don't have any meat. You're looking for the fish shop across the road. There they don't have any fish!" Soviet political anecdotes in Wikisource (in Russian) 1001 избранный советский политический анекдот

Leonid Brezhnev was depicted as dim-witted, senile, always reading his speeches from paper, and prone to delusions of grandeur.

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Quite a few jokes capitalized on the cliché used in Soviet speeches of the time: "Dear Leonid Ilyich." a b c Gullotta, Andrea (2014). Gulag Humour: Some Observations on Its History, Evolution, and Contemporary Resonance (PDF). pp.89–110. A: As you know, under communism, the state will be abolished, together with its means of suppression. People will know how to self-arrest themselves. The original version was about the Cheka. To fully appreciate this joke, a person must know that during the Cheka times, in addition to the standard taxation to which the peasants were subjected, the latter were often forced to perform samooblozhenie (" self-taxation")– after delivering a normal amount of agricultural products, prosperous peasants, especially those declared to be kulaks were expected to "voluntarily" deliver the same amount again; sometimes even "double samooblozhenie" was applied. Dad, can I have the car keys?" / "OK, but don't lose them. We will get the car in only seven years!"

Koestler, Arthur (September 15, 2015). The Invisible Writing (Kindleed.). PFD Books. pp.844–882. ISBN 978-1409018735. A respected merchant, Sevenassov ( Semizhopov in the original Russian), wants to change his surname, and asks the Tsar for permission. The Tsar gives his decision in writing: "Permitted to subtract two asses".There were also numerous politically themed Chastushki (Russian traditional songs) in Imperial Russia. What is the main difference between succession under the tsarist regime and under socialism?" "Under the tsarist regime, power was transferred from father to son, and under socialism– from grandfather to grandfather." (A play on words: in Russian, 'grandfather' is traditionally used in the sense of 'old man'.) We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay." (The joke hints at low productivity and subsistence-level wages within the Soviet economy.) Adams, Bruce (10 January 2005). Tiny Revolutions in Russia: Twentieth Century Soviet and Russian History in Anecdotes and Jokes. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-26484-1.

Why are the meatballs cube-shaped? ― Perestroika! (restructuring) ― Why are they undercooked? ― Uskoreniye! (acceleration) ― Why have they got a bite out of them? ― Gospriyomka! (state approval) ― Why are you telling me all this so brazenly? ― Glasnost! (openness) Comrade Brezhnev, is it true that you collect political jokes?"– "Yes"– "And how many have you collected so far?"– "Three and a half labor camps." (Compare with a similar East German joke about Stasi.)Ronnie, what happened? - My dear, I've had a nightmare. It's twenty-sixth CPSU congress and Brezhnev says: 'Dear comrades, we have listened to reports about situation in Bryansk and Oryol regions. Now, let's listen to the First Secretary of Washington CPSU committee, comrade Reagan.' And you know what? I have not prepared! [18] "The Soviet Union is the homeland of elephants" [ edit ]