BS: Can anyone explain these cartoons?

Subject: BS: Can anyone explain these cartoons?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 07 Aug 06 - 11:53 PM

I was looking for funny pictures of cats and found these cartoons. I suspect they have historical references but I don't know very much about the history of communism.

If someone could at least tell me who the mice are supposed to be. That would be great.

cartoon1

cartoon2

cartoon3

cartoon4

Subject: RE: BS: Can anyone explain these cartoons?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 08 Aug 06 - 01:14 AM

The first three treat the destruction of Lenin and the true communists; The 4th shows the primacy of Stalin and Bolshevism, with Lenin looking on in the background.

(No guarantees that I am right)

Subject: RE: BS: Can anyone explain these cartoons?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Aug 06 - 01:34 AM

Lenin.

Stalin.

Hope that helps with the caricatures.

Subject: RE: BS: Can anyone explain these cartoons?
From: John O'L
Date: 08 Aug 06 - 01:38 AM

So 'The New Sisyphus' is not Stalin. Who then?

Subject: RE: BS: Can anyone explain these cartoons?
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Aug 06 - 01:46 AM

Trotsky

Subject: RE: BS: Can anyone explain these cartoons?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 08 Aug 06 - 02:17 AM

What I'm really curious about is Who are the mice?

Subject: RE: BS: Can anyone explain these cartoons?
From: Amos
Date: 08 Aug 06 - 07:40 AM

Assorted Bolshies, I expect. Don't recognize them.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Can anyone explain these cartoons?
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 08 Aug 06 - 11:07 AM

Jack, I am afraid those mice might be lower level functionaries who would only be recognized, if at all, by scholars of early Communism.

Subject: RE: BS: Can anyone explain these cartoons?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 08 Aug 06 - 01:11 PM

"Jack, I am afraid those mice might be lower level functionaries who would only be recognized, if at all, by scholars of early Communism."

I fear that too.

But that's why I asked here. There is a lot of obscure knowledge on this forum.