On: Defenestrations of Prague

[albert_e]

Shouldn't there be an article on the Defenestrations of Russia as well?

[mschuster91 → albert_e]

There actually is one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_deaths_of_Russian_b...

[AnimalMuppet → albert_e]

Yes, but those are kind of the opposite. The Defenestrations of Prague were the less powerful defenestrating the more powerful; the Defenestrations of Russia are (we presume) the more powerful removing the less powerful.

[almostnormal → AnimalMuppet]

Is this the background of the "in soviet russia..." jokes?

[meepmorp → almostnormal]

The "in soviet russia..." jokes actually entered American consciousness through a beer ad in mid-90s which featured Yakov Smirnoff telling such a joke. The basic premise is older, though.

Edit: Wiki article on the type joke. I got part of it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Soviet_Russia