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Trials of a hatchet man
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Description | Cartoon shows Soviet delegate to the United Nations Andrey Vyshinsky exhausted from his futile efforts to use a hatchet to chop down a large tree labeled "Truth." Expresses cynicism at Vyshinsky's propaganda portraying the Soviet Union as a force for peace. The caption refers to Vyshinsky's reputation as prosecutor gained during the Soviet political purge trials of the 1930's. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vyshinsky, Andrey Yanuaryevich,--1883-1954. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Woodcutting--1940-1960. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Propaganda--Soviet--1940-1960. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |