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Semenov, B., They raised a newbreed of chicken, Rutgers, 1970

"Poet: Smirnovsky, S. “The Fighting Pencil” group
They have raised long-legged chicken
That can walk this muddy trail.
They would rather do the…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Chicken, Futility, Satire, The Fighting Pencil

Rabinovich, Y. - First photo; Tsvetkov, A. - Second photo, The Guide!, Rutgers, Chatham House, & Harcourt Brace, 1969 - first photo; 1965 - second photo

First photo: In this cartoon we see a Mertonian bureaucratic personality emerge as a result of overemphasizing the importance of rules in sustaining…

Tags: Art, Bureaucracy, Cartoons, Organizations, Rules, Satire, The Fighting Pencil

Kunnap, V., The Paper "STREAM", Rutgers, 1960

"Poet: Suslov, V. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1960

Look! This is the method of a conveyer belt,
But it seems to resemble more of a red…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Economy, Khrushchev, Ministerial, Satire, Sovnarkhoz, The Fighting Pencil

Semenov, B. - First photo; Belomlinsky, M. - Second photo, Cantata in honor of inflated staff, Rutgers, 1959

"First photo: Poets: Tolmachev, D., and M. Romanov “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1959
They play their abaci like some virtuoso,
With pay raises,…

Tags: Art, Bureaucracy, Cartoons, Expenses, Inflated Staff, Redundant Staff, Satire, The Fighting Pencil