“The Jokes Always Saved Us”: Humour in the Time of Stalin
Jokes are never about one thing — which is why they are dangerous. Yet people persist, even in the darkest times.
Author: Jonathan Waterlow
Jonathan Waterlow is the British author of It's Only a Joke, Comrade! Humour, Trust and Everyday Life under Stalin. He holds a D. Phil. in History from the University of Oxford and is the founder of the Voices in the Dark podcast.
