DIKOBRAZ -- 27 AUGUST 1968
A satire of Radio Vltava, which was set up by the invaders to spread
Soviet propaganda; it was often noted that the radio's announcers
spoke Czech with a German accent, the implication being that only
foreigners with imperfect Czech (and most likely Sudeten Germans who
had been expelled from Czechoslovakia after World War II) would help
promote the occupation. The speaker, his mouth a cannon, is saying:
"Transmitter Vltava is calling." But his bad accent renders short
vowels long and long vowels short, and pronounces "v" as "f"; thus
his version of the Czech word "transmitter," "fizilacka" (instead of
"vysilacka"), sounds more like the Czech word "fizl," a pejorative
term for the police.
Below that, a singing class; the students are identifiable as
Russians by their names Vasja and Seryozhka. The teacher is saying:
"One more time, and nicely, with enthusiasm: May
Soviet-Czechoslovak friendship bloom and grow strong. Long live
Alois Indra!"
Below that, the caption reads: "Soviet Circus in Prague. Program:
A parade of allies in tanks. Shooting at live targets. Floor-level
acrobatics by the Five Collaborantos. Do not tease or feed the
animals." The lion is saying: "Could I please speak with Mr.
Brezhnev?"
Finally, "The Occupiers Play Practical Jokes." Artillery is
stationed outside a museum with a sign for its current exhibition:
"Soviet Art of the 1920s."