Every once in a while, people need to be in the presence of things that are really far away.

People in Russia adapt to misery by a deep, deep humor.

Siberia is so big, it’s almost more an idea than a place

Russian humor is to adapt or make some sense or nonsense out of the insanity of their lives.

Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.

Every once in a while, people need to be in the presence of things that are really far away.

Cursing dads are terrifying, you know? Cursing dads are - I don't know why, but no. It just doesn't seem to me that that would be funny. I mean it might be - you could try it and see. I suppose anybody just losing it and sputtering curses is pretty funny. But I think it would be more of a challenge, much more of a challenge, to make a cursing dad funny.