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    Karl Radek

    Jew Score:
    13

    I5

    O4

    K4
    (Karol Sobelsohn)
    October 31, 1885 – May 19, 1939

    When Stalin was told that Radek was telling jokes about him, he asked him to come in for a discussion. Radek enters and says, "Oh my God, what an apartment you have, comrade Stalin!" Stalin replies, "Soon, every Soviet person will live in such an apartment." Radek answers, "Let's make a deal, comrade Stalin: either I'm the one telling jokes, or you are."

    Karl Radek was a Soviet revolutionary, friend of Lenin, backer of Trotsky. He is remembered for his wit; Radek was notoriously quick on his feet, ready with a retort, a joke, a comeback. But no, the joke above was not made up by him.

    Radek's joke-telling became so legendary that he himself often became the subject. Even during his life, Radek became a mythical figure, the symbol of anti-establishment, the opposition to Stalin, the clever Jew who always bested his supposed superior.

    Mythical figures often have tragic endings, and so did Soviet revolutionaries. Radek died in a labor camp in 1939, two years after Stalin had him jailed. One of the accusations? Radek made up too many jokes...

    Verdict: Jew.

    March 7, 2016

    See Also

    Vladimir Lenin

    Maxim Litvinov

    Faina Ranevskaya

    Joseph Stalin

    Leon Trotsky
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