Rare 1917 BRITISH CARTOON - RUSSIAN REVOLUTION UNSETTLED

Description: Illustrator: L. Raven-hill, from British Punch humor/satire magazine, August 22, 1917 and disbound from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Condition: very good indeed -- minor toning, clean, no handling wear, lays flat for easy framing, backside with unrelated text with show-though on the facing side, as published (please look closely) LIBERATORS.Venizelos to Kerensky: “Do not despair. I too went through suffering before achieving unity.” -- Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky was a Russian lawyer and revolutionary who was a key political figure in the Russian Revolution of 1917. Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos was a Greek statesman and a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement World War I (1914–1918) he brought Greece on the side of the Allies, further expanding the Greek borders. However, his pro-Allied foreign policy brought him into direct conflict with Constantine I of Greece, causing the National Schism. The Schism polarized the population between the royalists and Venizelists and the struggle for power between the two groups affected the political and social life of Greece for decades. Following the Allied victory, Venizelos secured new territorial gains, especially in Anatolia, coming close to realizing the Megali Idea. Despite his achievements, he was defeated in the 1920 General Election, which contributed to the eventual Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)I have other hard-to-find original Punch cartoon illustrations for sale; combine orders with no extra shipping fees.Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

Price: 17.95 USD

Location: Milton, Vermont

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