As someone who has studied abroad, I can say that I was never involved in anything close to Bert Kreischer’s Russian adventure. The comedian and Bert The Conquerer host was on Conan on Tuesday and unleashed the wild details of his Russian study session in the ’90s. Not only did the officials apparently have to pay off the Russian Mafia to give Kreischer and his classmates some protection, but then the comedian decided to befriend the gangsters one night with a bottle of vodka. At that moment, the legend of The Machine was born.
From there it’s wild partying, international crime, and a train heist on the way to Moscow. It could very well be fake, but it doesn’t matter. The entire story is a barn burner from start to finish, complete with a gangster named Igor that seems like he’s torn directly from Eastern Promises. Kreischer gets a bad ass nickname, a bad ass story, and a run-in with the police that ends with more partying. The worst I ever did was steal a shopping cart.
I doubt Kreischer ever actually went to class after a while. When you’re living life like Russian Henry Hill, classes just don’t matter too much. Who needs a degree after that?
(Via Team Coco)
