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There are funny pics, memes, and cringey videos we shamelessly devour on the internet, eating up our productive time like there’s no tomorrow. And then, there are funny Russian pics that take the entertainment to a whole new level.

The Twitter page “No Context Russia” is basically a virtual home to this kind of content. The posts seem to reflect the very core of “Russian reality” taken out of context that feels both hyperreal and surreal at the same time. Think of “Stal’in Doner” or a man covered in brown paint chopping a watermelon in half with his bare hand—things are really weird on the other side of the world!

Scroll down, upvote your favorite Russian reality moments, and be sure to check our previous post on what “A Normal Day In Russia” looks like as presented in a compilation of weird and wonderful pics.

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ThatOneWriter
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not gonna lie, this is brilliant 😂

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    Sum Guy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like this would look amazing on my ceiling

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    A lot of Russian content ends up on Western social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram and Twitter, where people share funny and often plain crazy videos and images about everyday life there. Such videos have gained so much momentum on YouTube that a single Russian fail compilation amasses tens of millions of views. And there are plenty of them!

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    "Squeeze the chicken to stop the bus"

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    Cati
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need to stop the bus in every station =))))

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    Sum Guy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one told him s**t about what was happening today

    Ramona Rhein
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfect T-shirt for the occasion.

    Florence
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i’m sorry, what is going on in the picture? i don’t understand:

    fin the frog
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there's some sort of royal or important person there and the kid on the left has a sweatshirt that says 'california knows how to party' which probably isnt very appropriate

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    Znaya
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Check out the sweatshirt, compare and contrast 😀

    Thomas E S Thomas
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most Russians don't know English. Anyway, it's nice he attends church.

    Thomas Sweda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes they did! He IS wearing his Sunday crown!

    okpkpkp
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That kid's sweatshirt is not wrong.

    LSR
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Now let me welcome everybody to the wild wild Kiev, a state that's untouchable like Vladimir's eggs..."

    manon M
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    il a cassé l'ambiance 😂

    Joe Bloe
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Santa Clause has been to Rodeo Drive to buy the new Gucci Santa Suit

    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex!

    Dawson James
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone around him has a face that screams I am so embarrassed

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    However, Western social media in Russia is not something to be taken for granted. In fact, on March 10 this year, photos and videos on Twitter were loading more slowly than usual for users in Russia. This came as a flashback for opposition activists who started demonstrations against electoral fraud as early as a decade ago with the help of Facebook and VKontakte.

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    Since then, the state has been in development of a legal and technological toolkit to regulate online information. They introduced content filters, started blocking lists and fining or even jailing people for things they post online.

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    "Do not knock, the cat has keys"

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    "Escalator temporarily stairs"

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    In 2019, the Kremlin made a controversial move in taking control over the country’s internet infrastructure. The so-called “sovereign internet” law was introduced, which was basically a series of amendments to existing laws. TIME explains that these amendments theoretically enabled the Russian authorities to isolate “RuNet”—the unofficial name for websites hosted in Russia and sites on Russian domain names— from the global web in vaguely defined times of crisis, giving the Russian authorities control over flows of data coming in and out of the country.

    What’s more, the “sovereign internet” law required internet service providers (ISPs) to install deep packet inspection (DPI) equipment. The same equipment has been used by some countries, like China, for censorship. It turns out that DPI equipment tools enable the state to circumvent providers, automatically block content and reroute internet traffic.

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    "The shop is under surveillance"

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    Alexandru Bucur
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is actually from a video taken on April 8, 2020 in Novokuznetsk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXF2-ZmD4G8 The person filming them shouts at them: "- What’s up, boys, bus tickets got too expensive? Are you sailing to Novoboydaevka?" - "No, to Novosibirsk." - "Where is the next stop?" - "Wherever we arrive!"

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    Sian Edwards
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can hear the Soviet anthem in this picture!

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    ADHORTATOR
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After the First Order went out of business, the former staff had to find new jobs....

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    ADDee
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people make the right choices… other people run 😁

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    ThatOneWriter
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    [T.a.T.u. plays faintly in the background]

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    Andrei Marentette
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    when you say you work for a heavy metal group- *shows this pic*

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    Sum Guy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We know exactly what will be happening the minute she's in the house alone with him

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    Isla Hendry
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hmmm, white w/ black stripes or black w/white stripes? UGH! Such a hard decision!!

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    Isla Hendry
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    he's having a hard time, give him a break!

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    "I am not for sale. I am advertising vodka."

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    Isla Hendry
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what happens if you hit the (presumably expensive) car?

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    "Don't eat Egor"

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    Евгеника Зуева
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Egor Letov was an underground musician, played some kind of experimental rock in 90s. This is his portrait)

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    Chucky Cheezburger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like he makin some home made wine...Saluting the yeast thats hard at work?

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    Paizleypie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They look like they're straight out of the 1980's

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    ZAPanda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    burning some saint martyr thing.. saw this on another post. russians help us out again?

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    "Searching for a therapist"

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    ZAPanda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a free gulag ticket with every kebab.

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    ADDee
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finally, it is not snowing anymore!

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    ZAPanda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i like the way the cops are playing along.

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    Isla Hendry
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's Beatrice, Jenne, Mary, Agnes and Catherine on a day out...

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    "Progress"

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    "Buns"

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    Paizleypie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Taking rug beating to a whole new level.

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    Savings Bank (left) and Savings Bar (right)

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    El muerto
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we all know wish is the best place to put your money

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    "Not for Oleg"

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    Katy McMouse
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    I'm guessing Oleg is a problem.

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    Jonathan
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Playing with your life wearing that anywhere in Russia!

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    ADDee
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dad, don’t worry. I have a picture of you being arrested. Well it is not telling the full story, but it is beautiful.

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    Paizleypie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    America Mix . . . Or Russia, or France, or Netherlands, or UK . . .

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    Katy McMouse
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    That must have been one hell of a wedding...

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    I’m A Black Cat
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Soviet-grown child I see nothing wrong with this

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    Jetze
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks exactly like the Suez Canal Russian style.

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    Analyn Lahr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that...A mask dispenser? Is that what I'm looking at?

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    Nikki Sevven
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "For the last time, we are NOT doing the Stick-and-Bucket Dance. No one is to EVER do the Stick-and-Bucket dance."

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    ADDee
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that’s how you do an upside down crucifixion.

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    Katy McMouse
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    What the actual hell is going on in Russian distilleries, I ask you.

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    "Cyberschool"

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    ZAPanda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ver you sink all hecker come from? normal skool? nyet. kiberskul.

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    ZAPanda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah we play similar pranks with potholes

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