In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You: Difference between revisions

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A type of joke, commonly called a Russian Reversal (but technically called the transpositional pun), popularized by Ukranian comedian Yakov Smirnof. It is based on taking a statement about capitalist America and inverting it to describe the then communist Russia as an [[Nineteen Eighty Four|Orwellian]] hellhole. Smirnoff later added the prefix Soviet, to indicate the jokes were meant to target the past regime, as opposed to [[The New Russia]]. For instance:

In Soviet Russia, [[Sinister Surveillance|television watches YOU]]''!!'' }}

The joke originated on [[Rowan and Martins Laugh In]], where [[Arte Johnson]]'s ambiguously [[Eastern European]] character Rosmenko simply refers to "Old Country."

Long after the fall of Soviet Russia, this joke underwent [[Memetic Mutation]]. The internet being what it is, these jokes ignored any attempts to make it seem Orwellian in favour of non-sequiturs like "In Soviet Russia, motorcycle rides YOU''!!''" or [[This Trope Name References Itself|the trope name]]. Now a [[Discredited Meme]] in some parts of the internet because of overuse. <ref>Although, in Soviet Russia, meme discredits YOU''!!''</ref>

The source of many trope names, including [[Ass Kicks You]], [[Dog Walks You]], [[Bullet Dodges You]] <ref>which actually had In Soviet Russia Bullet Dodges You as a redirect for a while</ref>, [[The Door Slams You]], [[The Can Kicked Him]], and [[The Game Plays You]].

=== In Soviet Russia, examples post YOU''!!'' ===

* [[Recycled in Space|In Space]], [[Planetes|garbage disposes of YOU]]!!

* [[[[Roses Are Red Violets Are Blue]] Sakura is red,<br />Hinata is blue,]]<br />[[Naruto|In Soviet Konohagakure]],<br />[[Sealed Inside a Person Shaped Can|prison is in YOU]]!!

*** In Soviet Amestris, soul loses YOU!!

* [[Rozen Maiden|Rozen]] [[[[Roses Are Red Violets Are Blue]] is red,<br />Suigintou is blue]],<br />In [[Memetic Mutation|Soviet Japan]],<br />[[Tsundere|Dolls break YOU!!]]

* In [[Memetic Mutation|Soviet Japan]], [[Chobits (Manga)|persocom]] [[Grail in The Garbage|finds YOU]]!!

** Note also that in Soviet [[Axis Powers Hetalia]], Russia is in YOU!!

** In [[East Germany|Soviet Germany]], [[Berlin Wall|Berlin walls]] YOU!!

* [[http://s660.photobucket.com/albums/uu330/cthulhu19887/movie<!-- 20and20tv/?action=view¤t=a0db1579.jpg In Mother Russia, Waldo finds ''you''!]] -->

** This is a glorious example from the 2004 Punisher movie. There's a scene in which a massive hitman known only as the Russian shows up at the Punisher's apartment and proceeds to kick his ass. Like the comic series from which it was adapted (Welcome Back, Frank), the Russian (played by pro wrestler Kevin Nash) is wearing a very distinctive horizontally striped red and white shirt. This prompted fans into proclaiming "In Soviet Russia, [[Where's Waldo|Waldo]] finds you!"

* [[[[Roses Are Red Violets Are Blue]] Blood is red, <br />Serum is blue,]] <br />[[The New Russia|In Former Soviet Russia,]] <br />[[Blade|Vampire is bitten by YOU!!]]<ref>It refers to the final scenes of Blade 1, which features Blade hunting Russian vampires in... Russia</ref>

* The 4th theme of the Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol's soundtrack is named "In Russia, phone dials you".

[[The Stinger|In Soviet Russia,]] [[TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|TV Tropes ruins YOU!]]