About the trends of the so-called "chokhlosch"...

Many here argue that jokes about Russians/Ukrainians are a product of Western propaganda, created in order to incite interethnic riots, etc. and etc. I think that’s what people hate and hate. Without insults.
The Russians always joked about the Ukrainians, and those, in turn, invented jokes about the Russians. It was, is and will be.
And that is great! They are the usual friendly subcollies of two not that brotherly, but identical :) peoples, which are and must be in any fun family, the members of which have lived together for many years - shoulder to shoulder, hand to hand.
It is not unfortunate that mutual jokes and inconsistencies take place. Just if they didn’t exist, that would be a cause for concern. Sadly, there are people who take all this not only seriously, but also with aggression.

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