Kukryniksy
(Russian, founded 1924)
Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak
(Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964)

Tears, Laughter and Death, TASS No. 0873, December 22, 1943

Stencil
1643 x 864 mm
Inscribed on the faces:
Banned!

This German is a quiet whiner.
He has given up on everything.
Now, as a vicious critic,
He has been placed under arrest.

This Fritz is an importune jokester.
His mouth turns a wry smile.
Now he sits in the jailhouse
For his most recent joke.

This German is not in jail,
For reasons clear to all:
A spot-on Russian bullet
Opened up his skull.
Ne boltai! Collection, Obj: 205925