How historically was the anecdote formed? What is Pushkin's anecdote, political and "bearded"

In the circle of attention of any company is a person who knows how to tell interesting stories, for example, a curious historical fact, a terrible story or an anecdote. What is a short funny story in the literary sense, and what jokes Pushkin told - let's try to consider together. In addition, we will try to understand how to study the history of Russia from political anecdotes, and when a "beard" grows in joke.

What is an anecdote?

Practically in any encyclopedia one can find the meaning of a word. The joke is divided into two types. In the first sense, it is a short funny story with an unexpected witty ending. This category includes all thematic jokes (about Vovochka, about the mother-in-law, about blondes, about the school and others). Take such stories to the genre of urban folklore. Usually jokes are not recorded, but remembered and transmitted verbally. The events in these stories are usually minor, and the characters are common names (husband, director, girl, Russian, American).

The second type includes a historical and biographical anecdote. What is a joke, it is easy to understand. Usually an anecdote is a short story about a historical figure or an event. This kind refers to the literary genre. In this case, such an anecdote is not always funny, often it's just an instructive story. Short stories can be completely fictional, truthful and based on real events.

History of the anecdote

In the 18th century, the Russian nobles chose France as the model of fashion. It was from there in the literary meaning that an anecdote came to us. What is a short funny historical story, of course, before this time also knew. But it was in the 18th century that the anecdote acquired its real popularity.

If the French just told funny stories about the life of princes, who happened to them during secular meetings and balls, in Russia the list of topics was expanded, thereby improving the genre. A noble anecdote could teach:

• Patriotism;
• Courage;
• Courage;
• Self-irony.

For example, I went to an anecdote about Prince Bagration, who had a fairly large nose. When they came to inform him that the enemy was "on the nose," he replied: "If on your, then yes, close. If on mine, I'll have time to have a snack. " It is known that in the stock of representatives of high society there should have been a lot of anecdotes. A smart person could always tell a ball a few new stories.

In the days of Pushkin

At the beginning of the 19th century, the meaning of the word "anecdote" was already fully formed. In Pushkin's time, funny stories were treated respectfully and with respect. The "golden age" of Russian literature was not without cultural anecdotes. The stories told about kings, writers, military figures, noble families. Alexander Sergeevich was both a hero of other people's jokes, and a master to tell anecdotes of his own composition. The characters of Pushkin's comic stories often became the heroes of works of art in the end. For example, in the anecdote "Remarks on the riot" there is a character Shvanich, who in the "Captain's daughter" turned into Shvabrin.

However, after the Decembrist uprising, the attitude towards the gentry changed. His culture began to depreciate. In particular, the literary genre of short funny stories has gone down in history. And folklore jokes came to the fore. It is in this form that we know the modern joke.

Political jokes

Among a huge number of jokes on different topics, a political joke is singled out. It is difficult to overestimate its significance. According to these short stories, our contemporaries can easily study the history of Russia and the Soviet Union.

As you know, such jokes were forbidden for a long time. For them it was possible to obtain a real term in places of deprivation of liberty. This did not stop the people from compiling a huge number of anecdotes. The history of political jokes begins with Lenin. They ridiculed the personality of the "leader of the world proletariat," the October Revolution, slogans. Next in line was Joseph Stalin. Jokes about him make up to this day.

In general, people tried to laugh at everything:

• Repression:
• Anti-Semitism;
• Fascists;
• The Afghan war;
• Khrushchev's corn;
• Moscow Olympics.

Political jokes come up now. For example, they joke about the Prime Minister - Dmitry Medvedev for his proposals to teachers to do business, retirees "hold on", and turn American coffee into "Rusiano".

When does a beard grow up in an anecdote?

However, the funny story is interesting only once. The joke again turns into a bearded joke. what This re-retelling in the company is considered bad form, everyone knows, but few people realize that the word "accordion" has grown from this phrase. According to one of the versions it is considered that this is an abbreviation, which stands for: "A bearded anecdote, obviously bored".

The older anecdote, the longer his "beard". And if she is "gray-haired," the jokes are clearly not the storyteller's skate. In addition, the theme of "bearded" anecdotes has long been the reason for jokes. On the other hand, new stories quickly turn into "bayans". The Internet does not allow anecdotes to remain fresh and witty for a long time.