Krokodil (Russian: "????????", "crocodile") was a satirical magazine published in the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1922. At that time, a large number of satirical magazines existed, such as Zanoza and Prozhektor. Nearly all of them eventually disappeared. Although independent political satire was dangerous during much of the Soviet period, Krokodil was given considerable license to lampoon political figures and events. Typical and safe topics for lampooning in the Soviet era[LINK: http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/pubadmin/russianposters/Sov_era.html] A selection of classic Soviet era cartoons, most of them from Krokodil were the lack of initiative and imagination promoted by the style of an average Soviet middle-bureaucrat, and the problems produced by drinking on the job by Soviet workers. Many notable persons contributed to the magazine, including Vladimir Mayakovsk

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