Today In Labor History March 27, 1918: The Cheka (Soviet secret police) tried to arrest the clown duo Bim-Bom for satirizing the Communist regime. The audience initially thought it was part of the act until they heard live shots being fired at the clowns as they fled. The clowns were later questioned, but released. And afterward, refrained from satirizing the government. They had been active since 1891 and continued up until World War II. They used unusual objects as musical instruments, like frying pans, brooms, saws. Prior to the Communist Revolution, they routinely satirized the Czar. For this, they were often censored or banned from events. They also performed throughout Europe, in Berlin, Budapest, Paris and Prague. In one of their satires of the Bolsheviks, Bim brought out framed portraits of Trotsky and Lenin. Bom asked what he was going to do with them. He replied, “I’ll hang one, and put the other against the wall.”

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"I want everyone to sing in farewell, learn at least ten meaningful songs and sing them in unison to extinguish the sorrow with native singing" - #Iryna_Tsybukh

During her lifetime, "#Cheka" left the wishes of her relatives as to how her farewell ceremony should look like.

While escorting the paramedic on her last journey , the #Ukrainians fulfilled her request.

#Ukrainians say goodbye to the deceased paramedic of "#Hospitaliers" #Iryna "#Cheka" #Tsybukh

She died on May 29 during a rotation in the #Kharkiv direction. On June 1, #Irina should have turned 26 years old.

Friends, colleagues, and comrades-in-arms came to see the journalist and paramedic on her last journey.

After the memorial service in #St_Michael's Cathedral, the funeral procession moved to #Independence Square.

#Iryna_Tsybukh will be buried at the #Lychakiv cemetery in #Lviv.

In the #Saratov Youth Theatre yesterday, during the performance “May Night” based on the works of #Gogol , the lights went out.

According to eyewitnesses, this happened about 15 minutes before the end of the performance. Spectators lit flashlights on their phones, and the artists sang a song in #Ukrainian a cappella.

Respect and respect for the artists. #Borodin and #Mizulina are already running to the #Cheka, pushing each other with their elbows.

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