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Originally posted by: Bossk
What's Radio Erewan? And is it supposed to be spelled "Erehwon"?
Erewan is Polish spelling for Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. This small country used to be a part of USSR, it borders now with Turkey and Georgia (not the state in USA, but former state of USSR).
"Radio Erewan" is a series of classic Russian jokes (but some could be made up in other countries, like in Poland), which were a reaction to the boring/sad/pitful life in communism. In a witty, ironic way they served the best political humor, even though political jokes could end your life in a forced labor camp somewhere in Siberia. Most of the jokes are beginning with "Generally yes/no, but....".
I will post some of them in the jokes thread.