Punch
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The Troubles of Tito (British cartoon, 1949)
Text: The Troubles of Tito. “I am the Evil Demon Russia; I mean to holdyer and to crushyer.” / “I am the Spirit of the West; My fairy wand will make you blest.” Year: 1949. Publisher: Punch magazine. Artist: Leslie Illingworth. Additional information: Cartoon shows ‘Yugoslavia’ caught between the devilish figure of Stalin and ‘Trade…
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Expert opinion (British cartoon, 1905)
Text: Expert opinion Year: 1905. Publisher: Punch magazine. Artist: Bernard Partridge. Additional information: Cartoon shows the Belgian Leopold II speaking with the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Leopold complains about the “silly fuss they’re making about these so-called atrocities in my Congo property”, while Abdul Hamid replies that he needn’t worry: “Only talk, my dear…
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International Geophysical Year (British cartoon, 1956)
Text: NA. Year: November 5 1956. Publisher: Punch magazine. Artist: Russell Brockbank. Additional information: Cartoon satirises the International Geophysical Year (IGY) scheduled to take place the following year. In the cartoon, American and British camps respectively host a game of baseball and a discussion of the Shakespeare authorship question, while the Soviet camp hosting military…
