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True, and, it is my belief that the oppression and absurdity (and alcoholism) were taken to extremes during the "commu/socialist" era. And so the humor was typ
by andrei_says_ 10y ago
True, and, it is my belief that the oppression and absurdity (and alcoholism) were taken to extremes during the "commu/socialist" era.
And so the humor was typically cynical, absurd and predominantly dark.
- sverige 10y agoI learned Russian and German in college in the early '80s and knew a fair number of emigrants from the former Soviet bloc (Russians, Ukrainians, Poles, East Germans). They all shared this same sense of humor. Which served them well once they figured out they weren't going to become millionaires just because they made it to the U.S.
- andrei_says_ 10y agoStill waiting for the Americans to figure it out...
- jacobush 10y agoouch