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Viktor Shpak
Political Satire, Business Comedy, Weekly Absurdity Roundup, META and CIS Commentary
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Was a stand-up comedian before the war changed his material permanently. Writes from Warsaw now. Rule: if you cannot laugh at it, write it twice until you can. His column has been translated into seven languages without losing the jokes.
Articles
13 articles · ~49 min total reading
EconomyOct 18
Laws That Sign Themselves and Diesel That Saves Itself
Economy
A Week in Which Laws Signed Themselves Out of Existence
Oct 17
EconomyOct 8
Plague Labs, Birthday Guests, and a Tank That Never Was
Sep 13
Nuclear Concern, Summit Ambiguity, and Other Weekend Hobbies
PoliticsAug 16
Sunken Barges, Floating Licenses, and 822 Reasons to Stay Indoors
Aug 9
Five Absurdities the Region Produced So You Wouldn't Have To
Aug 2
Five Absurdities That Didn't Even Have the Decency to Be Subtle
May 24
Five Absurdities That Survived the Week of May 24, 2026
GeopoliticsMay 17
The Week the Middle East Proposed Marriage and Moscow Sued a Bank It Cannot Find
May 10
This Week in Absurdity: Five Moments That Made Me Check If I Was Still Sober
Apr 29
This Week in Regional Absurdity: Exit Strategies and Cattle Tragedy
Apr 29