In 1939, Winston Churchill famously said of Russia: "it is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." In 2011, upon setting foot in Moscow for the first time, I offer up the following unsolicited addendum: "Russia is a fever dream, swaddled in history, nursing a hangover..."
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Epic Rap Battles: Rasputin vs. Stalin vs. Gorbachev vs. Putin vs. Lenin
If you don't know this series, Epic Rap Battles of History, this might not be for you. It's ridiculous, yes, and this episode is especially preposterous, but I still find the premise pretty amusing. Or not. Russia's history is full of deep, rich characters, who in today's irreverent world seem especially ripe for spoofing.
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