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Re:The 'impossible' crane shot from Soy Cuba (1964) [video] by dang on Friday October 22, 2021 @12:01PM (#28958835)
Believe it or not there have been quite a few threads about this:

Why Russians do not smile (2002) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27317859 - May 2021 (481 comments)

What a Russian Smile Means - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17445108 - July 2018 (67 comments)

What a Russian Smile Means - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17381975 - June 2018 (1 comment)

What a Russian Smile Means - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17376212 - June 2018 (1 comment)

Do Russians smile at each other? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7491944 - March 2014 (1 comment)

Why do Russians smile so little (and Americans so much?) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2375633 - March 2011 (105 comments)

Re:The 'impossible' crane shot from Soy Cuba (1964) [video] by throwaway879080 on Friday October 22, 2021 @05:48PM (#28963171)
we don't smile because we are banned a lot
Re:The 'impossible' crane shot from Soy Cuba (1964) [video] by dang on Friday October 22, 2021 @06:11PM (#28963402)
HN, happily, has many Russian users who follow the site guidelines and therefore are not banned.