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Arvo Krikmann
304. Sotsialistlikke akronüüme ||| Социалистические акронимы |||
Socialist acronyms
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Soviet slogans such as “Life Has Become Better”, numbingly repeated in newspapers
and speeches, were satirized with rueful quips, as were the acronyms of
various state agencies. e initials of the 1930s Communist Party – VKP – were
mocked by some peasants as standing for “Second Serfdom” (Vtoroe Krepostnoe
Pravo) and a few, evidently suicidal, Leningrad teenagers joked that the initials
of the U.S.S.R. (SSSR – or CCCP, in the Cyrillic alphabet) meant “Stalin’s Death
Will Save Russia” (Smert’ Stalina Spaset Rossiiu). In the same tenor, owing to the
felicitous similarity of “grad” (city) and “gad” (scoundrel), wits could have fun with
Stalingrad and Kirovgrad.
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Alexander Rose, When Politics Is a Laughing Matter
Policy Review
http://www.policyreview.org/DEC01/rose.html
305. Stalin liialdab veidi – tahab miljon parteilast maha lasta ||| Сталин
немного преувеличивает – хочет расстрелять миллион партийцев
||| Stalin exaggerates a little – wants to shoot a million party members
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Stalin walked into Lenin’s office and asked: “Vladimir Ilyich, may I order to shoot a
dozen communists?” – “If the interests of the Party demand it, by all means,” Lenin
answered. “Vladimir Ilyich, if necessary, may we shoot one hundred communists?”
– “If necessary, the answer is Yes.” – “Vladimir Ilyich, may we, if need be, shoot one
thousand Party members?” – “If there is a real need, yes.” – “Vladimir Ilyich, may
we, if the situation demands, shoot one million of Party Members?” – “Eh, Iosif
Vissarionovich, now we’ll criticize you in a comradely way, and may even say to you
that you exaggerate a little.”
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Mark Perakh, Laughing under the covers
http://www.nctimes.net/~mark/htmjokes/leaders.htm#N_10_
306. Stalin oli hea – jättis lapse ellu ||| Сталин был хороший – оставил
ребенка в живых ||| Stalin was generous – he could have killed the kid
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is point of view of Kouchner on Monday in Pristina reminded us of an old and
forgotten joke from the times of despots. “Stalin was walking down the street and
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