Pole Chudes, known in Russian as Pole Chudes, is the long-running Russian television game show that premiered in 1990 and became the local version of the Wheel of Fortune format. Contestants spin a drum and guess letters to reveal hidden words round by round. The correct word cue belongs to that reveal moment, marking the end of a successful round. Clips from the show have circulated widely in Russian-speaking online spaces, and the short cue has since been reused in memes, quiz edits and reaction videos far beyond the original broadcast.