Durak is a traditional Russian card game that has gained significant popularity across many post-Soviet states and other parts of the world. It currently holds the status of Russia's most popular card game, having displaced Preferans as the primary choice for players.
The objective of the game is for participants to shed all of their cards by the time the deck is exhausted. The player who is left holding cards at the end of the game is referred to as the durak, which translates to "fool."