<p>It is not easy to amuse jaded readers by a collection of jokes.  However, what makes this collection different is its chronological order: the jokes are organized by year, from 1917 to 1991. Every chapter is followed by a comprehensive historical reference.\nOne may see clearly that the ¿barrack-style¿ socialism of Lenin and Stalin, ¿windbag¿ socialism of Khrushchev, and the ¿advanced¿ socialism of Brezhnev are variations of the same dead-end structure. The system that no amount of ¿socialism with a human face,¿ or perestroika, and no amount of shooting would ever bring to a halt, just as revolution could not be prevented by ¿Stolypin¿s neckties.¿\nWhen the power structure pronounces one thing and does another, the dichotomy gives rise to political humor.  Such was the case from 1917 through 1991. In the year 2000, after an eight-year hiatus, the Russian authority returns to the same techniques. A flood of political jokes once again overpowers Russian dwellings.</p>

Istori'ia SSSR V Evreiskikh Anekdotakh (Russian Edition)

Viktor Snitkovskii

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Istori'ia SSSR V Evreiskikh Anekdotakh (Russian Edition)