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Showing posts with label Art and aesthetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art and aesthetics. Show all posts

Monday, November 15, 2021

Radio Yerevan on skyscrapers

 Radio Yerevan, is it true that America has the world's largest skyscrapers?

In theory, yes. But remember, the Soviet Union has the world's largest transistors.

Radio Yerevan on beautiful cities

 Radio Yerevan, is it possible that an atomic bomb will destroy beautiful Yerevan?

In theory, yes. But remember that Moscow is a far more beautiful city.

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Lenin in Poland

 A Polish artist is commissioned by the Politburo to paint a work honoring Polish-Soviet relations. He tells them he'll call his painting 'Lenin in Poland', and they approve.

When it comes time for the painting to be unveiled, the audience is shocked. The painting shows Leon Trotsky in Lenin's bed, where he's having sex with Nadezhda Lenina!

"This is an outrage!" the commissar cries. "Where is Lenin?!"

The artist replies, "Lenin is in Poland."

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Khrushchev visits a modern art museum.

 Khrushchev tours a modern art museum, annoyed at how pointlessly abstract many of the paintings are.

"What the hell is this green circle with yellow spots?"

"It depicts our heroic peasants fighting to fulfill the plan to produce 200 million tons of grain," the curator answers.

"What's this black triangle with red lines supposed to be?"

"That represents heroic industrial workers in a factory."

"And what's this fat ass with ears?"

"That's a mirror, General Secretary."