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Emil Draitser spent a decade contributing to Crocodile, the major Party-sponsored satire magazine known for its sharp-tongued essays and pointed cartoons. After he got in trouble for criticizing an important Soviet official, he began weighing the heavy decision of whether to emigrate. In this book talk about his memoir In the Jaws of the Crocodile, Draitser will explore what it means to be a satirist in a country lacking freedom of expression. He will provide a window into the lives of a generation of artists who were allowed to poke fun, as long as they toed a narrow, state-approved line.
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