In Soviet Russia
"In Soviet Russia", also called the Russian reversal, is a joke template taking the general form "In America you do ''X'' to/with ''Y''; in Soviet Russia ''Y'' does ''X'' to/with you". Typically the American clause describes a harmless ordinary activity and the inverted Soviet form something menacing or dysfunctional, satirizing life under communist rule, or in the "old country". Sometimes the first clause is omitted, and sometimes either clause or both are deliberately rendered with English grammatical errors stereotypical of Russians.Although the exact origin of the joke form is uncertain, an early example is from the 1938 Cole Porter musical ''Leave It to Me!'' ("In Soviet Russia, messenger tips you."). Bob Hope used the form at the 1958 Academy Awards. In the 1968–1973 television show ''Laugh-In'', a recurring character, "Piotr Rosmenko the Eastern European Man" (played by Arte Johnson), delivered short jokes such as "Here in America, is very good, everyone watch television. In old country, television watch you!" This joke alludes to "telescreens" from George Orwell's dystopian novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', which both reproduce images and monitor the citizenry.
The joke form is often associated with the Soviet emigrant comedian Yakov Smirnoff, who used it, for example, in a 1985 Miller Lite commercial: "In America, there's plenty of light beer and you can always find a party. In Russia, Party always finds you". Another example is by Garry Kasparov: "Every country has its own mafia; In Russia, the mafia has its own country." Provided by Wikipedia
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361by Wang, Xiaoqiao, Zhang, Zhaoru, Wang, Xuezhu, Vihma, Timo, Zhou, Meng, Yu, Lejiang, Uotila, Petteri, Sein, Dmitry V.Contributors: “...Federal Agency of Science Organizations, Russia...”
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362by Li, Xiaoli, Zhang, Lifei, Wei, Chunjing, Slabunov, Alexander I., Bader, ThomasContributors: “...Karelian Res Ctr RAS, Inst Geol, Petrozavodsk 185910, Russia....”
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363Contributors: “..., Leninskiy Prospekt 33, 117071, Moscow, Russia...”
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364by Prohira, S., Novikov, A., Dasgupta, P., Jain, P., Nande, S., Allison, P., Banerjee, O., Batten, L., Beatty, J. J., Belov, K., Besson, D. Z., Binns, W. R., Bugaev, V., Cao, P., Chen, C., Chen, P., Clem, J. M., Connolly, A., Cremonesi, L., Dailey, B., Deaconu, C., Dowkontt, P. F., Fox, B. D., Gordon, J., Gorham, P. W., Hast, C., Hill, B., Hupe, R., Israel, M. H., Lam, J., Liu, T. C., Ludwig, A., Matsuno, S., Miki, C., Mottram, M., Mulrey, K., Nam, J., Nichol, R. J., Oberla, E., Ratzlaff, K., Rauch, B. F., Romero-Wolf, A., Rotter, B., Russell, J., Saltzberg, D., Seckel, D., Schoorlemmer, H., Stafford, S., Stockham, J., Stockham, M., Strutt, B., Tatem, K., Varner, G. S., Vieregg, A. G., Wissel, S. A., Wu, F., Young, R.Contributors: “...Megagrant program of Russia...”
Published in Physical Review D (2018)
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365by A. N. Smirnov, K. K. Kalinovskii, N. V. Glinskaya, I. S. Dergacheva, M. A. Kalinovskaia, V. V. Petrov, А. Н. Смирнов, К. К. Калиновский, Н. В. Глинская, И. С. Дергачёва, М. А. Калиновская, В. В. ПетровContributors: “... “Academician I.S. Gramberg All-Russia Scientific Research Institute for Geology and Mineral Resources...”
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366by S. Tarkhov A., С. Тархов А.Contributors: “... of Geography RAS, project no. 0148–2019–0008 “Problems and Prospects of Russia’s Territorial Development...”
Published in Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk Seriya Geograficheskaya (2022)
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367by Bremer, J., Alfonsi, Lu., Bencze, P., Lastovicka, J., Mikhailov, A. V., Rogers, N.Contributors: “... (IZMIRAN), Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk (Moscow Region), Russia...”
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368by Liu, Fenglin, Zhang, Lifei, Li, Xiaoli, Slabunov, Alexander I., Wei, Chunjing, Bader, ThomasContributors: “..., Russia....”
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369by Liu, Hongyan, He, Siyuan, Anenkhonov, Oleg A., Hu, Guozheng, Sandanov, Denis V., Badmaeva, Natalia K.Contributors: “...Russian Acad Sci, Siberian Branch, Inst Gen & Expt Biol, Ulan Ude 670047, Russia....”
Published in Physical Geography (2012)
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370Special Regimes of Economic Activity: Prospects for Use in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federationby Olga O. Smirnova, Svetlana A. Lipina, Lina K. Bocharova, Ольга Олеговна Смирнова, Светлана Артуровна Липина, Лина Константиновна БочароваContributors: “... Development of Russia on the theme «Preparation of scientifically grounded proposals on the possibilities...”
Published in MIR (Modernization. Innovation. Research) (2017)
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371by A. M. Biblin, E. V. Khramtsov, V. S. Repin, S. A. Ivanov, K. V. Varfolomeeva, K. A. Sednev, Y. M. Bogomolova, А. М. Библин, Е. В. Храмцов, В. С. Репин, С. А. Иванов, К. В. Варфоломеева, К. А. Седнев, Ю. М. БогомоловаContributors: “...Financing of the study was provided by the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia...”
Published in Radiatsionnaya Gygiena = Radiation Hygiene (2023)
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372by Cabrol, Léa, Thalasso, Frédéric, Gandois, Laure, Sepulveda-Jauregui, Armando, Martinez-Cruz, Karla, Teisserenc, Roman, Tananaev, Nikita, Tveit, Alexander T, Svenning, Mette M, Barret, MaialenContributors: “...Melnikov Permafrost Institute (RUSSIA)...”
Published in Science of The Total Environment (2020)
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373by Mizonov, V., Barantseva, E., Khokhlova, Y., Berthiaux, Henri, Gatumel, CendrineContributors: “...Ivanovo State Power Engineering University (RUSSIA)...”
Published in Particulate Science and Technology (2009)
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374by Mizonov, V., Barantseva, E., Khokhlova, Y., Berthiaux, Henri, Gatumel, CendrineContributors: “...Ivanovo State Power Engineering University (RUSSIA)...”
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375Contributors: “...ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF RUSSIA MOSCOW RUS...”
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376by Mizonov, V., Barantseva, E., Khokhlova, Y., Berthiaux, Henri, Gatumel, CendrineContributors: “...Ivanovo State Power Engineering University (RUSSIA)...”
Published in Particulate Science and Technology (2009)
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377by A. M. Biblin, K. V. Varfolomeeva, K. A. Sednev, S. A. Ivanov, V. S. Repin, A. G. Georgieva, А. М. Библин, К. В. Варфоломеева, К. А. Седнев, С. А. Иванов, В. С. Репин, А. Г. ГеоргиеваContributors: “... with the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia and the sectoral program of Rospotrebnadzor for 2021–2025...”
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378Fire disturbance promotes biodiversity of plants, lichens and birds in the Siberian subarctic tundraby Heim, Ramona J., Heim, Wieland, Bültmann, Helga, Kamp, Johannes, Rieker, Daniel, Yurtaev, Andrey, Hölzel, NorbertContributors: “... University Tyumen Russia...”
Published in Global Change Biology (2021)
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379Contributors: “... of research projects as the winner of the competition OGN-R_SIB-A-Regional competition “Russia's Power...”
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380by Płóciennik, Mateusz, Mroczkowska, Agnieszka, Kittel, Piotr, Pawłowski, Dominik, Kurzawska, Aldona, Danger, Maxime, Maigrot, Yolaine, Monika, Rzodkiewicz, Wieckowska‐lüth, Magda, Okupny, Daniel, Andrezj, Kruk, Luoto, Tomi P., Kotrys, Bartosz, Nazarova, Larisa, Syrykh, Liudmila, Szmańda, Jacek, Dolbunova, Ekaterina, Mazurkevich, AndreyContributors: “...Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia...”
Published in Limnology and Freshwater Biology (2020)
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