A soviet man was waiting in a long line for beets and finally, he lost his temper. He screamed, "I am a veteran of The Great Patriotic War! I am a hero of The Soviet Union! This is disgraceful! To have to wait in line for hours just to get beets! I hate this country".
A man in a dark trench coat came up to him and said, "Hush, Comrade. You know, in the old days, if you spoke like that, they would put you up against a wall and ...". The man in the trench coat put his finger to his own head and said "bang".
The man fell quiet then walked home. When he got home, his wife said, "Were they out of beets?". The soviet man said, "Even worse ... they're out of bullets".