Save more!
Description
"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 not just hors d’oeuvres.
Commentary:
The poster criticizes the practice of lavish banquets and receptions common in some organizations—usually, after a successful completion of the year's production plan, or achieving another major objective. In many cases, the plans were hardly carried out, and there was a lot of waste of 6me and resources. The authors concentrate on the contradiction between these attitudes of work ethics and unearned zestful celebration."
They met the savings quotas by hook and crook, and curves,
But for the celebration they ate not just hors d’oeuvres.
Commentary:
The poster criticizes the practice of lavish banquets and receptions common in some organizations—usually, after a successful completion of the year's production plan, or achieving another major objective. In many cases, the plans were hardly carried out, and there was a lot of waste of 6me and resources. The authors concentrate on the contradiction between these attitudes of work ethics and unearned zestful celebration."
Creator
Kunnap, V.
Date
1972
Source
Rutgers
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
Publisher
Rutgers
Contributor
Rutgers
Format
Medium: Poster
Language
Russian
Type
Artwork
Identifier
Art, Satire, Cartoons, Posters, Lavish, Waste, Corruption
Coverage
Russia
Files
Reference
Kunnap, V., Save more!, Rutgers, 1972
Cite As
Kunnap, V., “Save more!,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 15, 2025, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/459.