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A good act -- if the chair doesn't slip
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Soviet Union |
| Description | Cartoon shows Soviet leaders Molotov, Beria, and Malenkov as theatrical knife throwers, perilously balanced, one atop the other, on two legs of a chair (labeled "Unity"). After Stalin's sudden death on March 5, these three officials emerged as the apparent triumvirate governing the Soviet Union. Suggests that the prospects of their being able to govern successfully were based on a risky foundation. The cartoonist was prescient for within a few years, all three were purged from government, and Beria had been executed. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Acrobats--1950-1960. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Malenkov, Georgii Maksimilianovich,--1901-1988. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Berii︠a︡, L. P.--(Lavrentiĭ Pavlovich),--1899-1953. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich,--1890-1986. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Government officials--Soviet Union--1950-1960. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
