Pavel, this jokes are very popular but only somone who saw TV serie can understand it (not mention from behinde a iron courtain)
I saw it like 2 times but long time ago (15-17 years, when russian moves was still only on national TV)
Have you seen polish "4 tankist and sobaka" or serie with pur best agent J-23 hanss kloss? i belive tittle should be like , "Bet, more then life" or something like that