Of all iconic objects of the Soviet era — the orb of the Sputnik, the needle of the Ostankino TV tower — none speaks to the Russian heart as clearly and loudly as the Glass.

As to what it says, well, take a guess: with a volume of exactly 250 grams, the Glass happens to divide the equally classic 750-gram bottle of vodka evenly between three friends. Hence, the whispered invitation heard daily around every Soviet liquor store: "Третьим будешь?" (Wanna be the third one?)

In parts of the U.S., you can still get pulled over for a DWB (Driving While Black). In Russia, it's WWT (Walking While Tajik). Migrant workers — and brown people in general — from Central Asia and the Caucasus are constantly being stopped by Moscow's police and made to show their passports. The interaction often ends with a bribe. RUSSIA! illustator Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva has depicted this familiar scene on, of all things, a passport holder.

Secret factories, anonymous engineers and military training methods – these are the scattered origins of what became Morskoi Boi, the torpedo-launching simulator that introduced Soviet children to the world of coin-operated entertainment.