The Russian ballet

On a stage (History of the Russian Revolution) strewn with skulls, three dancers in Russian uniform (Kerehsky gov't, Lenin-Trotzky regime, and Stalin gov't) kick each other as they kick their feet up and have kicked off the stage a dancer in royal garb (Czarist gov't). Meanthile, another dancer (?) is about to come in from the right side of the stage. In the orchestra pit Death plays "The Dance of Death" on a cello.

Publication date: 1927-11-26

Copyright date: 1927

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Politics & government--Soviet Union--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Editorial cartoons
• Political cartoons

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (November 26, 1927), Section One, p. 10

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-