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a tovarich in space.

Why?

The Russians already have

a b*tch in orbit.

- Of course, Laika,

the four-legged wet-nosed

heroine of the Soviet people.

Sure, now, they sent

her there alright.

Problem is, Max,

she's still up there.

Problem is we haven't worked out how

to get the damn capsule back to Earth.

But surely they can find some crackpot

to volunteer his life for science?

Wouldn't you volunteer,

if they asked?

Imagine it, the big news of 1959

Dumi Auerbach,

the first Jew deported

into outer space,

one-way trip.

Wouldn't you go? I would.

Sure you would.

During the war

you were getting us all

wound up about

changing the world.

Now that the world has changed for the

worse, you want to go to another planet.

You're a dreamer, Max.

Well, that is part of my charm.

Yes, lollipop,

that's your charm.

Thank you, sweetheart.

Some charm.

Look where it led us all,

Max's charm!

Okay, the years in

the Resistance were fun.

But what about now?

We're spending New Year's Eve

with whores instead of wives.

Hey, watch your language.

Because you taught us

freedom fighters

must be free and now you're

the only one who's married.

And because you're married, and

because of who you're married to

you're the only one

who isn't blacklisted.

You're talking

about Sonia here, right?

Well, I wouldn't envy

him if I were you.

You're right. No wonder he

wants to move to another planet.

That's his revolution.

Let's toast my revolution, huh?

- Your Revolution!

- Revolution.

- The Revolution!

- Revolution!

- Maestro, warm our hearts.

- The Revolution is a whore.

- Everyone agreed?

- Agreed.

Yeah. But the opposite

is also true.

Oh, really?

Did you understand what

the gentleman said?

He said that you are

a revolution.

Not me. My associate maybe.

Are you calling me a revolution?

Hey, hey, hey.

Come here.

You're a little revolution,

you are!

And you screwed us, you b*tch.

We were madly in love with you

ready to give our lives for you

at a moment's notice.

You turned out to be

nothing but a cheap slut.

Now, you're going to see what

a real uprising looks like.

- Ooh!

- Ooh!

I knew I'd find you here.

Alice?

Is it really you?

Here's the real event of

1959. Alice has come home!

Rumor was you were partying like

animals and I wanted to see for myself.

Ah-ha! So we're already

the talk of Moscow?

I can't believe it's you!

I know some party hacks that might

accuse the lady of bourgeois elegance.

You, vodka! You, "Kalinka!"

Hey!

Hey, everybody!

Fidel Castro's taken Havana!

Batista's fled!

They just announced it

on the radio!

Victory!

Now, there's something

we didn't predict!

- So, Alice..

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