In Belarus, Maxim Galkin joked about the father right in the face of Lukashenka. Speech by M. Galkin at the Slavyansky Bazaar Watch Galkin at the Slavyansky Bazaar year

I saw in the tape several enthusiastic reviews of the "good sect" about the performance of M. Galkin at the Slavyansky Bazaar and could not resist clicking on the link).
(with all due respect to the talents of Maxim, his work is not particularly compatible with me))

A subtle connoisseur of humor and political intrigue K. Sobchak generally wrote that it was surprisingly funny and bold.
For some reason it seemed to me that Galkin was saying the same thing that he had said 10, and 100, and 1000 years ago (my youngest son would immediately object if he knew Galkin - "dad, he could not live 1000 years back!"
could, could, I would answer).

And of course, this is a special shame - Lukashenka, Medinsky and others are listening to the speech. Galkin constantly appeals to the President of Belarus (and this style is definitely more than a thousand years old) and says:
- Alexander Grigoryevich, I know that you collect jokes, so I present you with a new joke. I came up with a new joke. It didn't exist yet. New joke...

What is the subtle message of Maxim's power here is not entirely clear - everyone knows: this anecdote with a long beard.
Galkin, Lukashenka, Medinsky and many in the audience know that the joke was invented long ago, and Galkin knows that they know.
Even more - for sure, Lukashenka and Medinsky know that Galkin knows that they know) - and yet.
Maybe this is a subtle allusion to Kierkegaard? On the topic of constant repetition, constant return to square one?)

I have another question - is M. Galkin really so subtle that he hints at even deeper layers of the combination of humor and politics than is obvious at first glance?

Firstly, Galkin, of course, did not come up with a joke about vegetables.

Most Russian citizens know the joke in the version about Putin and Medvedev
Putin, Medvedev, Gryzlov and Shoigu come to a restaurant. The waiter runs up, starts fussing: - Vladimir Vladimirovich! What will you eat? - Meat. - Only meat? What about vegetables? - Vegetables will also be meat ...

Or in a detailed version, including both ministers and deputies
Putin comes to the canteen, and with him Gryzlov, Mironov, Gref and Volodin...
The waitress to him:
- Vladimir Vladimirovich, what will you eat?
V.V. resolutely:
- Meat.
Waitress:
- What about vegetables?
V.V.:
- Vegetables will also be meat.
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Is Galkin hinting at these specific relationships?
Or to this case, replicated by the "sect of good" when, supposedly, the mother reads to the boy "Cipollino's adventure in the train:
"Cipollino, Chipollino, son! - Called, looking around in confusion, the poor old man, when he was taken away by the soldiers ..."
- Well, it's enough! - the boy's indignation probably reached the limit.
Why do they suffer?
“Well, Prince Lemon has a big bodyguard, an army…” Mom judiciously smoothes the page.
But there are more than others! There are many of them! - the boy in desperation hits the book with a small fist, and it slams shut.
- What are they?!
Mom, slightly frightened by such a violent reaction from her son, tries to find a soothing remark when the man opposite looks up from his newspaper and, looking over his glasses at the revolutionary-minded boy, says loudly and clearly:
Because they are vegetables. This is a fairy tale about vegetables ...
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Secondly, in the classic version of the joke, of course, there is no mention of Putin, Medvedev and others.

In the "Jokes" section, he repeatedly mentioned that supposedly inventive Russian jokes are tracing paper from foreign

and the destructive power of anecdotes was fully used during the Reagan administration, when wise Sovietologists compiled "Soviet jokes" for Reagan, which the president told at various events

So, in the classic version, the anecdote "invented by Galkin and presented to Lukashenka" is an anecdote of the mid-80s of the 20th century about Nancy Reagan.
A few years ago, a very cruel joke made the rounds. It was a story about Nancy and Ronald Reagan going out to dinner at a fancy Washington restaurant.

Here`s the joke: A waiter approaches the Reagans` table and says to Mrs. Reagan: What would you like?
-I`ll have the roast beef,- she replies.
-And how would you like that done?,- he asks.
- Medium rare, - Mrs. Reagan answers.
-Potato? -the waiter inquires.
-Baked, she tells him.
-And what about your vegetable?- the waiter asks.
- Oh, - Nancy Reagan says, glancing at her husband, -he`ll have the same thing.

Here is what the free American press wrote about this joke in 1987:
“Obviously, this is a painful, unpatriotic, pathetic attempt at a joke.
However, just when you thought you could safely stop worrying about Nancy Reagan's American First Couple is back in the news..."

The funny thing is that further talking about Nancy's disrespect for her husband in a Washington post, they write about how Russians will perceive such disrespect.
"I mean, it's humiliating.
Do you seriously think that Mrs. Gorbachev in the Kremlin can tell her husband"
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So, Galkin told a joke that was still outraged in the USA, incl. afraid to appear before the Russians not formidable enough.
I don't think Maxim knows about it.

But in pursuit of the Bush dances - how Nancy Reagan was buried

Maxim Galkin, Ksenia Sobchak

On her Facebook page, she shared a link to a video with a speech by Maxim Galkin, which took place on July 14 "Slavianski Bazaar".

Galkin was pleasantly surprised, it's really funny and bold,

Maxim Galkin's performance really turned out to be quite bold: the artist, along with the audience, laughed at politicians in the presence of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. At the beginning of his speech, the comedian thanked the country for the sanctions products:

The Russian people do not feel the sanctions imposed by the West. We feel the sanctions that our own government imposes on us in the fight against the West. But here you are helping. Thank you, Belarus, for the Swiss cheese!

The head of state sincerely rejoiced at Galkin's jokes and even applauded; cameramen showed Lukashenka's reaction in close-up during the telecast of the concert. By the way, the president of Belarus also got hurt by the witty Galkin: the humorist told an old joke about how Putin, Obama and Lukashenko sailed in the same boat, but no one wanted to row, and then the president of Belarus proposed to vote.

Rowing Obama and Putin. Alexander Grigorievich is sitting. And Obama has a question: "Volodya, can you explain to me how it happened: there are only three of us, and four voted for him?"

Galkin concluded. Lukashenka liked the joke.

The second anecdote Galkin came up with himself:

Alexander Grigorievich drove with two ministers to a restaurant. The waiter asks: "What will you order?" "I'll be meat." — "And the vegetables?" “And vegetables will also be meat.”

It should be reminded that the 25th International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar" will end today in Vitebsk, which hosts the contest of pop song performers "Vitebsk-2016".

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Maxim Galkin joked about Alexander Lukashenko at the opening of the "Slavianski Bazaar". Ksenia Sobchak praised his performance for his courage.

Bloggers drew attention to the performance of comedian Maxim Galkin at the Slavianski Bazaar festival in Vitebsk, where President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky sat in the auditorium. The artist joked on political topics, touched upon the topic of sanctions and the “castling” of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, writes Medialeaks.

Addressing the audience, Galkin noted that Russians feel much more the consequences of food sanctions imposed by their own government than those adopted by the West: "You support us, I know we have intkbbee now sanctions. Of course, the Russian people do not feel the sanctions that the West imposes on us. We feel the sanctions that our own government imposes on us in the fight against the West. But here you are helping. Thank you, Belarus, for the Swiss cheese. Low bow to you. We will not die of hunger."

Listening to him, Lukashenka smiled, and Galkin turned to jokes about the change of power in Russia: “Everything is calm in Russia. In politics, we are just as stable as you are. Vladimir Vladimirovich and Dmitry Anatolyevich developed a rotational method. And well done. And we have no objections, so, Alexander Grigoryevich, if you get tired and decide to take a break, even if not for long, we can agree with Dmitry Anatolyevich. The main thing is that he is a reliable person, he will pass the shift without talking."

Not only Lukashenko was laughing, but also Medinsky, who was sitting next to him.

And Galkin reinforced the joke with an anecdote about the celebration of the anniversary of the Olympics in Sochi. It begins with the fact that Lukashenka, Putin and Medvedev decided to go skiing: "Alexander Grigoryevich simply wanted to go down the hill first, and Vladimir Vladimirovich says:" No, after all, I'm still the president, I should be the first to go down the hill. Alexander Grigoryevich says: “All right, I am behind you, Vladimir Vladimirovich.” “No, Dmitry Anatolyevich is behind me.” “All right, I am behind Dmitry Anatolyevich.” “No, I am behind Dmitry Anatolyevich again.”

After that, Galkin turned to jokes about Lukashenka himself, noting that he was not sure that after that he would be released from Vitebsk.