Russian Reversal Joke
A Russian reversal is a type of joke, usually starting with the words “In Soviet Russia“, in which the subject and objects of a statement are reversed, commonly as a snowclonepattern: “In America you <do something> to/with X, in Soviet Russia X <does something> to/with you.” Sometimes the first part is omitted.[1]
- In America, you watch Big Brother.
- In Soviet Russia, Big Brother watches you!
- In America, you break law.
- In Soviet Russia, law breaks you!
- In America, you pick government.
- In Soviet Russia, government picks you!