#soviet-country

50s Soviet joke Who is your mother? Our great Soviet country. Who is your father? Our dear comrade Stalin. What's your greatest desire? Becoming an orphan. EDIT: Oh, I've found it in an Ukrainian school History book and decided to post it here, whynot?. Didn't expect it to get thousands of upvotes.

Stalin visits a Young Pioneer camp. He's inspecting the children who are all standing in uniforms in a straight line. He pulls one boy out of line. "What is your name, boy?" asks Stalin. "My name is Vovochka Karpov" answers the boy. "So, tell me, Vovochka, who is your mother?" "My mother is the Great Soviet Country," Vovochka answers. "Very good. And who is your father?" Stalin asks. "My father is the wise and kind Comrade Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin!" says Vovochka. Stalin smiles, pats…

Stalin is visiting a Young Pioneer camp. He asks one boy, "What is your name, boy?" "My name is Vovochka Karpov, Comrade Stalin" says the boy. "So tell me, Vovochka," Stalin says, "who is your mother?" "My mother is the Great Soviet Country!" "Very good," says Stalin, "and your father?" "My father is the wise and kind Josef Vissarionovich Stalin!" Stalin pats Vovochka's cheek: "Marvelous! And what do you want to be when you grow up?" "An orphan."

Stalin visits a Young Pioneer camp. He asks one boy, "What is your name, boy?" "My name is Vovochka Karpov, Comrade Stalin" says the boy. "So tell me, Vovochka," Stalin says, "who is your mother?" "My mother is the Great Soviet Country!" "Very good," says Stalin, "and your father?" "My father is the wise and kind Josef Vissarionovich Stalin!" Stalin pats Vovochka's cheek: "Marvelous! And what is your greatest desire?" "To become an orphan."