Aleksandra Arkhipova on the History of Russian Jewish Jokes, 1900–1990
Alex Adams
2/2021
Ab Imperio ad Ohio
SUMMARY:
In spring 2021, the topic of the Havighurst Colloquia series was “Authoritarian Laughter: From a Joke to a Revolution.” In April, Dr. Aleksandra Arkhipova from Moscow presented her new research on the phenomenon of Jewish jokes (anekdoty) in Soviet popular culture.