The Motherland of Elephants boy met in Leipzig

met in Leipzig

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The Motherland of Elephants boy met in Leipzig'Russia is the motherland of elephants' this phrase from a Soviet era anekdot (a peculiar genre of Russian jokes, often political, or obscene, or both) takes the mickey out of historical propaganda. The phrase is symbolic of the somewhat light hearted approach to history, which is quintessential to this book. This is not an official history but a series of sketches, often humorous, on various aspects of Russian life over the centuries, of people,