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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.

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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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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"Escalator temporarily stairs"

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Terry Tobias
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh wow! I'll have to try that. I live in upstate New York and we have some winter days that might be bad enough. For example, I had a cat that missed her litter box when peeing one day (I kept it in the basement) and by the time I saw it, it had completely frozen.

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Jamie Grant
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are joke items that can be found at any good Spencer's. I used to be obsessed with them as a kid.

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jpaul
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i heard a story once of the heat system of a city who got damaged. And the cold forced the population to leave

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Captain Awesome
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Makes me wonder how long they had to sit there to make that happen

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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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2 years ago DotsCreated 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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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated 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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2 years ago DotsCreated 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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2 years ago DotsCreated 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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"I am not for sale. I am advertising vodka."

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"Don't eat Egor"

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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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2 years ago DotsCreated 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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Note: this post originally had 77 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.