Moving Towards A New Life

Cartoon from the Russian satirical journal Nagaechka (Little Whip) depicting a cart with 'Russia' written on it carrying sacks that say 'progress', 'reforms', 'freedom', and 'peaceful activities' with Tsar Nicholas II sitting on top, being pulled towards the sun, which says 'dawn of a new life', while some horses are being made to pull the cart away from the sun, and soldiers are trying to stop the cart by putting a large stick through one of the wheels; The horses pulling the the cart towards the sun have phrases associated with traditional Russian culture like 'son of the fatherland', 'news' and 'our life' written on them, the word 'bureaucracy' is written next to the soldiers, and one of the horses pulling the cart away from the sun has 'banner' written on it while the person riding it has 'Krushevan' written on his leg, referring to ultra-nationalist journalist and Black-Hundredist, Pavel Krushevan, 1905. (Photo by JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado/Getty Images)