Sovok of the Week

Just when we think we’ve heard every crazy story that could possibly come out of our beloved sister-state of Ukraine, another crackpot crawls out of the woodwork. I say “woodwork,” because at this rate it seems our latest Sovok of the Week is headed either for a career in carpentry or crucifixion. [...]

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Election time in Russia and the US is upon us and we at sovokoftheweek.com
intend to throw our voice into the open vast spaces of the Internet so that
we can incite some strife amongst our sleepy readership, lulled by the comforts
of the West. It is not worth arguing here who [...]

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"Ded Moroz", Russia’s Santa, did a tour of the Russian cities in late December
of 2003. He gave presents, paraded through the central streets on sleighs,
and even gave press conferences. We managed to obtain a video of one of these
conferences
that Ded Moroz gave in a city of Kostroma. [...]

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As you probably watched "Goluboy Ogonyok" early on January 1st, you may have
noticed a disturbing image of a Vice-Speaker of the State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky
rapping while being clad in a costume of a Batman. If you did not have a chance
to see that, we have a snapshot of the [...]

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As a tribute to the life taken so soon, we make this week’s nomination. Viktor
Tsoi, whose songs inspired generations of young people all over the vast stretches
of the former USSR, is still remembered dearly for who knows what.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Since our readership wants nothing but to be entertained, we present you with
a rather entertaining video of a toy that was purchased in Russia. It was made,
of course, in China and since we have already nominated the whole Chinese nation
as Sovoks, we will not bother doing it again.
 

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Sovoks love their writers. Especially the ones who write satire. After all, how
can one not like a person who tells the gathered Sovoks how sovokish they are?
The likes of Arlazorov, Zhvanetskiy, and Zadornov are showered with praise and
admiration by their audiences. Some of these writers are more loquacious than
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