They come two weeks late and they don’t tessellate

February 13, 2022 11:01 AM

Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris. SLYT, re-upping these three posts for Doubles Jubilee.
posted by one for the books (6 comments total)

Two sidebar recommendations I was served when I watched this very entertaining video:

A History Teacher Reacts | "Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris" [25m] (American or Canadian, based on accent)

Reaction | History Teacher - Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arrange To The Melody Of Tetris [20m] (Not American or Canadian, based on accent)

Which provide context that I found useful, because while I know the big sweeps, I don't have the particulars close at hand.
posted by hippybear at 11:56 AM on February 13, 2022 [1 favorite]

Such great lyrics. And a brilliant video.
posted by doctornemo at 12:42 PM on February 13, 2022

In retrospect, seems a bit premature to call game over.
posted by pwnguin at 3:00 PM on February 13, 2022

I love this video so much. Thank you for the reminder!
posted by brainwane at 6:41 PM on February 13, 2022

What, no Trotsky? Or even Khrushchev and the Sino-Soviet split? I found the manic preciousness of the video a little bit irritating and the narrative a little flat, but I thought I'd just add one small note. There's this imagery throughout of the soviet factory worker as the eternal white guy, but I was surprised to learn the other day that Russian Revolution had actually started from a series of women's strikes. The more you know!
posted by johnasdf at 11:18 AM on February 14, 2022 [2 favorites]

We received a large L shaped package the other day. I sang this song as I got it into the house, and felt my entire life had prepared me for just that moment.
posted by Space Kitty at 6:52 AM on February 15, 2022