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Sergey Kuryokhin: Lenin was a mushroom / С.Курехин: Ленин был грибом, part 1

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What it is

Part one of Sergey Kuryokhin's 1991 live Soviet TV hoax in which he claimed that Lenin was a mushroom. With subtitles, it shows how a surreal absurd theory can be made to seem proven on live television.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared as a delightful example of a famous media hoax.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “Haha, hilarious, thanks for sharing.”

    Kuryokhin's Lenin-was-a-mushroom TV hoax

    maheart, 2016-06 · Recommendation · in “Lenin was a mushroom”

  2. “Haha that's awesome!”

    Part one of the Lenin mushroom hoax

    yesenadam, 2018-11 · Recommendation · in “How Vladimir Lenin Became a Mushroom (2017)”

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Topics: kuryokhin, lenin mushroom, hoax, soviet television, media satire

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