Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom

Russia may be worse off in almost every way now that the Soviet Union is gone, but does anyone here think this cartoon (I would describe it for you, but there's no describing) would have gotten made under the rigorous eye of the censors?

Well, probably. Russia may be full of alcoholic gangsters, but they will always have the cartoons. And unless this is an allegory for some kind of official foible, I can't imagine that it would offend anybody in power. If it makes you feel better though, you can imagine this cartoon was made under the thumb of officialdom. Like all cultural artifacts, it's way more significant if you pretend it was made in a communist spirit.

So here it is. If you watch one YouTube video this year, and heaven knows I'm trying to keep my own number down, make it this one. Bear in mind that it has low sound quality, picture quality and narrative quality. But I do like those bugs.