Description
"“The Fighting Pencil” group, 1969
—A bribe?!.. Never!..
—A present? Quite another matter…
The cartoon “unmasked” those officials that took “gifts” of money or in kind as a payment for services or favors, justifying their actions with a rationale that a “gift” was not a bribe, and, therefore, their conscience was clean."
Rights
Source:
Holzer, M., Illiash, I., Gabrielian, V., & Kuznestsova, L. (2010). Red Tape from Red Square:Bureaucratic Commentary in Soviet Graphic Satirical Art. Poughkeepsie, NY: NetPublications
Identifier
Bribery, Cartoons, Satire, Art, Corruption, Fighting Pencil