Countries:
Russia
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Freedom of Speech, Arts & Culture, Governance, History, Human Rights, Humor, Politics

One more review, by Edward Lucas, of the book on Soviet-time jokes - and one more joke from the book: “Who built the White Sea canal [Stalin’s single most murderous slave-labour project]?” “The left bank was built by those who told the jokes, and the right bank by those who listened.”

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