An intellectual goes to the clothing store. He asks the shopkeeper if he has any shirts.
"Sorry, no shirts today" replies the shopkeeper.
The intellectual writes in a small notebook: "Russia has run out of shirts". Then he asks if he has any trousers.
"Sorry, no trousers today" replies the shopkeeper.
The intellectual writes in his notebook: "Russia has run out of trousers".
A party official sees what's going on, and says to the intellectual "If you'd said that during Stalin's time you'd have been shot on the spot".
The intellectual writes in his notebook: "Russia has run out of bullets".