A cache of Soviet jokes that was compiled by CIA agents during the Cold War has been released among a cache of declassified documents. All the jokes were told between Soviets but picked up by CIA operatives before being relayed back to Washington. One joke featuring Ronald Reagan made it to the president's desk and he found it so funny he began using it himself. One particular figure of fun was Mikhail Gorbeachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, who worked to end the Cold War by reforming the USSR. Other jokes poke fun at food shortages and living conditions in the USSR during the 1980s, especially when compared to America.

Source: Daily Mail September 21, 2018 12:06 UTC