Graphic Satire in the Soviet Union: Krokodil's Political Cartoons

by John Etty

After the death of Joseph Stalin, Soviet-era Russia experienced a flourishing artistic movement due to relaxed censorship and new economic growth. In this new atmosphere of freedom, Russia's satirical magazine Krokodil (The Crocodile) became rejuvenated. John Etty explores Soviet graphic satire through Krokodil and its political cartoons. He investigates the forms, production, consumption, and functions of Krokodil, focusing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496820525
• ISBN13: 9781496820525
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"