Sovok of the Week

As moral beacons in the sea of greed, commercialism, and poor taste that characterize many mass media outlets covering Sovoks and their lifestyle, we consider it an honor and a duty to speak boldly against the mores of society. But then again, at times we get tired of our self-righteousness and nominate as "Sovoks of [...]

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Once again, Ukrainian sovoks defy medical experts. We’ve brought you tales of unhappy Ukrainian giants and other oddities. But this week’s curious tale from the land of sovoks and salo may be the oddest yet. Recently, 63 year-old Fyodor Nesterchuk from the town of Kamen-Kashirsky made the startling (and highly suspicious) [...]

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"Sovok of the Week" is a little behind its posting schedule and the piece you are about to peruse is a good example of it. Nevertheless, the morale of the story is still valid and the land of Sovok is still as predictable as the collective hangover on January 1st.

A couple of months ago it [...]

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If you long for the good old days of socialism, subbotniks, the Party, the Komsomol, and activism in general, we have some good news for you. Apparently, activism left the USSR sometime around 1991, got in a boat, and sailed to the hospitable shores of the USA where it found acceptance and shelter. In [...]

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Happy New Year, Dear Readers! It’s me, your beloved Uncle Igor. I wish I could say it was good to be back behind the desk here at the SOTW offices, but your Aunt Klava, Boris, Vadim, and I had such a wonderful time on the sun-drenched beaches of Bulgaria that it’s a disappointment [...]

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