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Tsvetkov, A., Now nobody can blame me that I treat visitors inconsiderately, Rutgers, 1956

Krokodil [Crocodile] satirical magazine, 1956
Signs: “Sit down please;” “How do you do;” “Please smoke;”
“Good bye;” “All the best to the…

Tags: Art, Bad Management, Cartoons, Crocodile, Magazine, Satire

Semenov, B., Once upon a time there lived an old man and his wife…, Rutgers, 1974

Poet: Smirnovski, S. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1974

1. There once lived an elderly couple
Who peacefully ate their porridge with milk.
When…

Tags: Abuse, Art, Commentary, Domestic Violence, Fighting Pencil

Travin, V., Orders, Rutgers, Continuum, 1981

"Poet: Yefimovski, Y.

He gave orders, many a task,
“Work harder!”—he was bellowing.
But he never left his desk
To check if team was…

Tags: Art, Authoritarian, Authoritarianism, Autocracy, Cartoons, Satire, Soviet Union

The Straus Historical Society, Oscar S. Straus: Minister to Constantinople, The Straus Historical Society, Circa 1887

Oscar S. Straus (1850-1926) served as Minister to Constantinople from 1887-1889 at the pleasure of President Grover Cleveland. In 1898 President…

Tags: Constantinople, Oscar S. Straus, Ottoman Empire, Straus Family, Turkey

Belomlinsky, M., Our department is ahead again!, Rutgers, 1981

"Poet: Yefimovsky, Y. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1981

This road has just been completed,
But it won’t stay smooth for long.
For as the…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Irony, Roads, Satire, The Fighting Pencil

Travin, V., Pigsty, Rutgers, None

"Poet: Yefimovsky, Y. “The Fighting Pencil” group
—Move the cattle operation,
Build a hog pen in this site!
New boss, new consideration.
—He is…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Change, Decision-Making, Satire, The Fighting Pencil

Zavyalov, V., Planning with his head in the clouds, Rutgers, 1962

The poster targets the lack of realism and excessively high production goals of the plans sent down to enterprises from central agencies.

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Planning, Realism, Satire, Unrealistic

Semenov, B., Plant director!, Rutgers, 1974

"Poet: Shumilin, V. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1974
He took a nap, showed no reaction
To the pollution by his plant
And only then he sprang to…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Corruption, Director, Plant, Pollution, Satire, The Fighting Pencil

The Straus Historical Society, Roger Williams Straus (1891-1957), The Straus Historical Society, Circa 1950s

Roger Williams Straus (1891-1957) was involved in charitable endeavors like his parents, Oscar S. and Sarah Lavanburg Straus, and his in-laws, Daniel…

Tags: Anti-Racism, Antisemitism, Charity, Model Homes, Religion, Roger Williams Straus, Straus Family

Kunnap, V., Save more!, Rutgers, 1972

"Poet: Alekseyev, V. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1972
They met the savings quotas by hook and crook, and curves,
But for the celebration they ate…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Corruption, Lavish, Posters, Satire, Waste