Demo

''I believe I did say once that satire is different from edutainment. Well, this is satire. On many levels.''

A small announce in the Pravda, 1961
Good day comrades! Khrushchev, the wise and benevolent chief secretary of our almighty and benevolent Communist Party has publicly declared today that, in order to prove to the world the superiority and benevolence of the soviet system, and foster friendly relationships with benevolent but misguided capitalist countries, he intends to promote a democratic experiment in a small town in Czechoslovakia. If the experiment succeeds, the Party will study the best way to adapt evil and decadent bourgeois system to a socialist and benevolent system, by which our great and benevolent Union of Socialist Soviet Republics will be furthermore governed from then on. Our benevolent leaders ask the Public to have patience, remember Lenin’s grand ideals, and do their best to prevent the corruption of this experiment. And remember, the enemies of the revolution wish us to fail!

A small opinion piece in the New York Times, 1961
The commies are at it again! The White House has issued today a statement praising a “Democratic Experiment” in Czechoslovakia, planned by the Soviets. However, according to CIA analyst and correspondent of the New York Times, Terrence Blowsfield, the odds are that this “Experiment” is merely a smokescreen to hide Russia’s Decadent and Totalitarian regime. In fact, Pentagon officials claim that this would be only a pretext for abnormal Troop Movement, a preparation to Invade Europe and Asia, or maybe even, the planning stage for a Nuclear Strike. The President has issued statements hinting that the United States Government will aid in the democratic process by providing Diplomatic and Financial support to candidates supportive of True Democracy. Leaders of the communist party, showing once again to be strictly anti-democratic, claim that such help would actually make the elections “unfair”. Only one question remains, if this is really the beginning of something worse, will our Government have the courage to strike first?

A letter by Brazvhenko to his mother, 1961
Mother, how is weather in Moscow? The last thirty letters answered this question with "Cold", which I find disturbing, but then again, they were all sent in December, when all Capitalist pigs have their Christmas. so perhaps it should be expected. I know you would have preferred me to remain in Moscow, but I told you, the Party cares only about the dammed space program and nuclear research.

The economy is doing bad and, according to Khrushchev, there's no way to better our "magnificent" social situation,so no there are no more openings for a diplomaed open-chest surgery specialist in the big urban centres. I am still trying to make it work in this small town in Czechoslovakia, but the Party's bureaucrats don't make it so easy.

On a brighter note, they are trying to promote a "Democracy Experiment" around here, and I don't know about Lenin, but for me, anything that makes my country like that little bustling opportunity land, the United States is good news. I heard they have "cheeseburgers" over there...and sorry for my lack of faith, but sometimes I think our current way of doing things is bad.

A letter by Brazvhenko to his mother (after going through censorship), 1961
Mother, how is weather in Moscow? I find disturbing when all Capitalist pigs have their Christmas. The Party cares only about the economy and our magnificent social situation. I am trying to make it work in this small town in Czechoslovakia, the Party's bureaucrats make it so easy! They are trying to promote a "Democracy Experiment" around here. Lenin makes my country like little bustling opportunity land. United States, cheeseburgers and faith is bad.

A letter by Brazvhenko's mother to Brazvhenko, 1961
Sometimes I don't know how you got that diploma, sonny, your Russian is so bad! You write in broken Russian like a filthy foreigner (I spit on those pigs)! Wish you well. mom. (P.S.: The weather is still cold)