CARTOON: Yelkin on Putin’s Return

Source: Ellustrator.

CARTOON: The Kremlin Walls

Question: Is this a view of the Kremlin from the outside looking in, or the inside looking out?

Source: Ellustrator.

CARTOON: In Russian Eden

The sign on the Putinsnake's tree advertises signup for Putin's People's Front party. The Putinsnake hisses: Come closer, just a little closer.

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON: Putin’s Quadriga Problem

Ellustrator reports the news that somebody famous has been run over by a quadriga, the four-horsed chariot of ancient Rome (and the annual person-of-the-year award given out by Germany which Putin recently saw jerked cruelly out of his grasp).

Source: Ellustrator.

Background.

CARTOON: Mano a Mano

Moscow has opened a new “sex museum” and it features a surprising and controversial image of Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama jousting with phalluses.  The image appears after the jump, readers are urged to use caution as it is sexually explicit.  It is noteworthy that the artist chooses to depict Putin rather than Dima Medvedev jousting with Obama;  this reflects the fact that, as we report in today’s issue, Medevedev is an increasingly marginalized man.

CARTOON: Whither Medvedev?

The signs on the wall are help-wanted advertisements.

Source: Ellustrator

CARTOONS: Russia and its Super Toilet

Translation: Get lost! This is an anti-terrorist toilet!

Source: Ellustrator.

Source: Ellustrator.

For background, click the jump.

One Photo is Worth a Thousand Screams

A fake advertisement for the Central Department Store (TsUm) in Moscow created by an artist who wants to lampoon Russia’s presidential duo. This almost rivals Batman and Robin!

CARTOON: Divorce, Kremlin Style

Translation -- Putin declares to Medvedev: "Uh-oh, looks like our partnership is about to end . . ."

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON: Putin on the Run

Putin is running away from two buzzing Russian letter “zh” characters.  In translation, both of the words in the name “Live Journal” — the blogging platform that recently came under determined cyber attack — begin with “zh.”

Source: Ellustrator.

CARTOON: Of Russian Mice, and Men

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON: Putin the Fanat

Translation:  The TV says “Team Dictator is down by a score of 0-2.”
Putin responds: “Let’s go Muamar!!”

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON: Alien 2011

The title reads:  “Alien 2012, the Saga Continues”

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON: Frosty the Putinman

Source:  Ellustator.

If only the real one would melt as easily!

CARTOON: X-mas for Pooty

Little Pooty in PJs is rushing to find the Khodorkovsky verdict under his Christmas tree, left there by a helpful judge who delayed the decision just so it could be so.

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON

In the provocative cartoon above Sergei Yelkin, a/k/a “Ellustrator,” describes three blue-shaded “freeze” periods in Russian history (from left to right those of Stalin, Brezhnev and Putin) and three green-shaded “thaw” periods following them (those of Khrushchev, Gorbachev and Medvedev).  As you can see, each type of period grows smaller over time, indicating that Russia is headed towards absolute inertia at best.  One reader drew a huge amount of feedback when he commented:  “People who live on icebergs should not rejoice in news of a thaw.”

CARTOON: Neo-Soviet Evolution

Source:  Ellustrator. (Click the image to see it full size.  We have modified Ellustrator’s original somewhat, click the link to see the original. Our modification is suggested by one of Ellustrator’s commenters).

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Source: Ellustrator.

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Translation: The Election of the Mayor of Moscow

 

Source: Ellustrator

Source: Ellustrator. Don’t get it? Click here.

CARTOON: Watch out for those Closets, Mr. Putin!

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON: The Putin Generation at Play

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON: Russian Pac Man

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON: Putin doesn’t need Eyes

Putin doesn't need eyes. On the stick is written: "Channel One." That's the main national broadcast TV network, owned and operated by the Kremlin.

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON: Medvedev, and Counting

At the top is the word: “President.”

Source:  Ellustrator.

CARTOON: Putin to the Rescue!

Source: Ellustrator.