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Understanding Foreign Humor: Russian Humor Posted by on Feb 25, 2014

When I first came to America in the distant 2003, many things seemed pretty amazing to me. Sadly, the same could not be said about American humor. Despite the fact that I understood English really well even then, I did not find most of the humor funny. I really tried: I watched multiple episodes of…

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Introducing: «Советский анекдот» [the Soviet Joke] Posted by on Nov 29, 2008

Russia is not only terribly fascinating just because it is the wildest, most chaotic and most unpredictable place on the face of the Earth, but also because it was once home to another country – yes, you guessed it – the Soviet Union. It is difficult to sum up the Soviet Union in a short…

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