A Soviet-era joke has resurfaced in Russia as Putin cracks down on anyone - even children - daring to question his war. And it sums up a new error of terror that rekindles dark memories of Stalin, says BBC's former man in Moscow

Vladimir Putin's police state has become so repressive that a popular joke from Soviet times has resurfaced and been repurposed for Russians today.

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