Sex and Sorrow

Stalin died and national sorrow was proclaimed in USSR for 20 days.
All sport and cultural happenings were forbidden. All public gatherings cancelled.
After a few days, in central Siberia, a request for clarification came to a local party committee: "Can we have sex during the sorrow period?"
Local committee was puzzled by the request so it forwarded it to the district committee.
Not even they didn't know what to answer so they consulted the central USSR committee.
Promptly came the answer:
"- Yes, but only with your spouse, in order to emphasize and deepen the extent of sorrow."

Nghe, nghe, this is a fantastic joke for those who get it. So, you see, the comrads at the top thought that having sex with your spouse is worse then counting someone others money, if you know what I mean...