Koestler, Arthur (September 15, 2015). The Invisible Writing (Kindleed.). PFD Books. pp.844–882. ISBN 978-1409018735. Christie Davies, Jokes and Their Relation to Society (1998) ISBN 3-11-016104-4, Chapter 5: "Stupidity and rationality: Jokes from the iron cage" (about jokes from beyond the Iron Curtain) Quite a few jokes and other humour capitalized on the fact that Soviet citizens were under KGB surveillance even when abroad: There are currently shortages, it will be three years before your car is available,” the minister informs the man. “We will have it sent to your house when it’s ready.”

There were also numerous politically themed Chastushki (Russian traditional songs) in Imperial Russia. Jokes about Stalin usually refer to his paranoia and contempt for human life. Stalin's words are typically pronounced with a heavy Georgian accent. Who built the White Sea Canal?" – “The left bank was built by those who told the jokes, and the right bank by those who listened.” [4] Leonid Ilyich!..." / "Come on, no formalities among comrades. Just call me 'Ilyich'." (Note: In Soviet parlance, by itself "Ilyich" refers by default to Vladimir Lenin, and "Just call me 'Ilyich '" was a line from a well-known poem about Lenin, written by Mayakovsky.)

Jokes About Communism

An American is visiting the Soviet Union. He’s taking a train from Leningrad to Kiev and listening to his handheld radio when a Soviet man leans over to talk to him.

I am from the Daily Mirror. Is it true that there are concentration camps in Chechnya and that every day peaceful citizens are murdered in them? An artist is commissioned to create a painting celebrating Soviet–Polish friendship, to be called "Lenin in Poland." When the painting is unveiled at the Kremlin, there is a gasp from the invited guests; the painting depicts Nadezhda Krupskaya (Lenin's wife) naked in bed with Leon Trotsky. One guest asks, "But this is a travesty! Where is Lenin?" To which the painter replies, "Lenin is in Poland" (the joke capitalizes on the title of the real film, Lenin in Poland). 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". The above joke was famously mentioned by US President Ronald Reagan multiple times. [24] Russian Federation [ edit ]The best way is to organize them into a collective farm,” he tells the Party boss. “Half of them will flee and the rest will starve to death.” A: Yes, but the Constitution of the USA also guarantees freedom after the speech. [12] Pravda and Izvestia [ edit ] 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] 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 ] Amazed, the American asks the man if his watch is from Japan. The man assures him that it is Soviet technology.

Adams, Bruce (2005). Tiny Revolutions in Russia: Twentieth Century Soviet and Russian History in Anecdotes. New York and London: RoutledgeCurzon. p.69. ISBN 0-415-35173-1. Soviet political anecdotes in Wikisource (in Russian) 1001 избранный советский политический анекдотA judge walks out of his chambers laughing his head off. A colleague approaches him and asks why he is laughing. "I just heard the funniest joke in the world!" "Well, go ahead, tell me!" says the other judge. "I can't– I just gave someone ten years for it!"

No-one told me it would be the last one. If I had known that I would have come with my whole family.”Many draw parallels between Vladimir Putin and Joseph Stalin: his opponents do it accusingly, while neo-Stalinists proudly. Many jokes about past Soviet leaders are retold about Putin: [30] From at least 2015, it is common in Russia to joke about the "battle between the television and the refrigerator (битва холодильника с телевизором)." [26] [27] This refers to the balance between state media and actual living conditions in Russia: whether state propaganda on TV is able to overcome the presence of empty fridges. [28] Vladimir Putin [ edit ]