Is it true that there is freedom of speech in the Soviet Union the same as there is the USA?
In principle, yes. In the USA, you can stand in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, and yell, ´Down with Reagan!´, and you will not be punished. In the Soviet Union, you can stand in the Red Square in Moscow and yell, ´Down with Reagan!´, and you will not be punished.
Radio Yerevan was asked: Is it correct that Grigori Grigorievich Grigoriev won a luxury car at the All-Union Championship in Moscow?
Radio Yerevan answered:In principle, yes. But first of all it was not Grigori Grigorievich Grigoriev, but Vassili Vassilievich Vassiliev; second, it was not at the All-Union Championship in Moscow, but at a Collective Farm Sports Festival in Smolensk; third, it was not a car, but a bicycle; and four...
A young Soviet boy asked his father, “Is it true that freedom of speech is the same here as it is in the United States?”
His father said, “In principle, yes. I could stand on the White House lawn and yell, ‘Down with Reagan!’ and not be punished. Similarly, I could stand in the Red Square and yell, without punishment, ‘Down with Reagan!’”
I asked my bookshop if they had a book on Werner Heisenberg.
The shop assistant said "In principle we do, but I'm uncertain".
A collection of Radio Yerevan jokes
Radio Yerevan jokes were basically a pre-internet meme here in the former Eastern Bloc, which follow a simple QnA format and were often political, and here's a few of my favorites:
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Radio Yerevan was asked: Is it true that there is freedom of speech in the Soviet Union in the same w...
Is there a difference between capitalism and communism?
Yes, in principle. With capitalism, man exploits man. But with communism, it is precisely the opposite.
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