I heard this joke from a foreign tour woman of a museum of Communism in Russia... [Apparently this was a real joke told by anti-communist citizens when Stalin was dictator of the Soviet Union] Have you tried Stalin bacon before? *I'm not sure.. I don't think so...* Well, I know for certain that you haven't - the pig's not dead yet.

An old Jewish man is leaving the Soviet Union An old Jewish man was finally allowed to leave the Soviet Union, to emigrate to Israel. When he was searched at the Moscow airport, the customs official found a bust of Lenin. Customs: What is that? Old man: What is that? What is that?! Don't say "What is that?" say "Who is that?" That is Lenin! The genius who thought up this worker's paradise! The official laughed and let the old man through. The old man arrived at Tel Aviv airport, where an Is…

quick historical Russian joke from early 90's Quick context - Soviet Union just collapsed and Moscow streets are full of desperate people trying to some money to survive. A dialogue between street meat vendor (V), and a potential customer (C): *** C: Was this meat barking or meowing? V: It was asking stupid questions.

During the collapse of the Soviet Union... ... An elderly woman is surveyed by the government to conclude what the state of mind of the populous is. **Survey man**: Where were you born? **Woman**: St. Petersburg **Survey man**: Where do you live now? **Woman**: Leningrad **Survey man**: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? **Woman**: St. Petersburg EDIT: Formatting.