"Two Envelopes" joke

BEFORE his death, Stalin had given two envelopes to Krushchev, which he was asked to open in times of emergency. For the first six years, everything went on smoothly. But when Krushchev faced problems he opened the first envelope. It read,' Now begin to criticise me for every wrong in the state.' The trick proved successful.
Then for the next five years he had no problems. But when he began to face problems again, he opened the second envelope. It read,' Now it is time for you to prepare two similar envelopes and retire.'

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