# AOL makes its entree into Soviet Russia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-makes-its-entree-into-soviet-russia/593843>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 24, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-makes-its-entree-into-soviet-russia/593843 "2011-08-24T01:44:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-makes-its-entree-into-soviet-russia/593843/1 "2011-08-24T01:44:48Z")

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See if you see the same thing I do. If not, I’ll spoil it:

It advertises the “Editions” downloadable zine, the magazine that reads _you_!

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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-makes-its-entree-into-soviet-russia/593843/2 "2011-08-24T01:46:33Z")

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Makes sense. They’re both so 20th century. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that!)

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-makes-its-entree-into-soviet-russia/593843/3 "2011-08-24T01:54:02Z")

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In Soviet Russia, AOL dials _you_ up.