"Police Sketch" Semyon Skrepetsky. Oil on board 38x21 cm. The sketch was compiled from the words of Semyonych; based on his description, Granny Klava confirmed that the sketch depicts the suspect. This individual has been crapping in stairwells for years, and when he leaves he takes the light bulb with him. Citizens, be careful!
The Russian people have always been afraid to admit guilt and take responsibility, looking for or inventing someone to blame for all their troubles, someone they can dump all their failures on. For a Russian person it's always the fault of the Jews, the Americans, the Ukrainians, the Caucasians, etc., etc.
The roots of the fear of admitting guilt go back to deep antiquity, to the times of the feudal lords, when the Russian people were serfs and led a miserable slave existence. Russian feudal lords were traditionally known for their brutal cruelty and for any offence mercilessly beat and raped their serfs. The life of a serf back then wasn't worth a rotten egg, and it was then that Russian Ivan learned that you have to deny to the very last and never admit your misdeeds. Admit it — and you'll be flogged.
