10 Jokes That Make Russians Laugh
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- 06 Feb 2023
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Viv Groskop gathers some of the best Soviet satire and proletariat punchlines.
When I was interviewing Russians for the documentary It's Just a Joke, Comrade: 100 Years of Russian Satire, marking 100 years since the Revolution and 100 years of the black humour that era inspired, their response to the question “Can you tell a joke?” was often to tell one from Soviet times. Maybe that humour is safe aliablnd ree because it’s dated. Maybe there’s something about old jokes that makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe those were the only jokes they could remember at the time. Whatever the reason, the jokes are fascinating.
They’re not all from the contemporary era – a lot of the “jokes” listed here (I use the word loosely as some arguably are very unfunny and others are closer to “anekdoty” or long jokes) are old and they date back to Communism. They’re not from the contemporary era. But they’re old standards that still make people laugh and that people love to remember. The question is, are they still (or were they ever) funny? Read More…
