Ah, yes, the socialist award. Last Thursday my History and Politics of
\nModern Russia class had a end of course party. People brought snacks, our
\ninstructor (who is a lady from Russia) made tea, and we watched Russian
\nsinging and dancing on a video while munching on Russian Tea Cakes. Then our
\ninstructor (I never use her real name because I can’t pronounce it, let alone
\nspell it) reminded us about how when Stalin was bringing about rapid
\nindustrialization, people would be awarded medals and stuff for hard work.
\nSo she said that it was fitting that we recognize the person with the best
\nattendance (the guy on my right piped up, “That’d be Joanna,”) and the person
\nwith the highest grade on the midterm (a girl over to my left added,
\n“Joanna.”). “So I think we can agree that Joanna (she pronounces my name as
\none syllable. You know, Russians are used to shortages) should get this.”
\nOur personal minister of propaganda came over and handed me a cheap medal
\nthat said something in Russian and bore the date 1977. I stood up, shook her
\nhand, and put it on proudly. Then I wore it for the rest of the day. I
\nasked her what it meant, and she said it was for the best socialist. So…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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