A drunken man lying in a baby carriage (pram). Colour lithograph by M. Mazrukha and M. Kheĭfi︠t︡s, 1973.

Moskva [Moscow] : Izdatelʹstvo "Izobrazitelʹnoe Iskusstvo", 1973 (Leningrad [St. Petersburg] (Kronverkskai︠a︡ ul. 7) : Leningradskai︠a︡ Fabrika Ofsetnoĭ Pechati no. 1 ︠So︡iuzpoligrafproma pri Gosudarstvennom Komitete Soveta Ministrov SSSR po delam Izdatel'stv, Poligrafii i Knizhnoĭ Torgovli)

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 58.8 x 88.5 cm

Dovolʹno ni︠a︡nchitʹsi︠a︡! The sides of the baby carriage are composed of letters and reports which seek to make excuses for the alcoholism of the worker. Left to right "P︠ro︡iavil sebi︠a︡ iskli︠u︡chitelʹno s polothitelʹnoĭ storon..." (I only showed myself in a good light); "My za nego ruchaemsi︠a︡ khoroshiĭ" (We can vouch for him, he's a good man); "Prosim peredatʹ na poruki nashemu..." (Please hand him over to us on bail); "Prikaz no. 127 ...za p︠o︡iavlenie v tsekhʹ...netrezhvom vide postavitʹ na vid." (Order no. 127...For turning up at work in a state of intoxication, name and shame him.); "Kharakteristika. Distsiplinirovan, moralʹno ustoĭchiv ... semʹi︠a︡nin" (Characteristics: disciplined, morally stable, a family man); "Kodataĭstvueti o prekrashchenii dela nakhod︠︡iashchegosi︠a︡ u vas podsleistviem rabotnik" (Let's campaign for an end to the affair resulting from ...)

Tir[azh] 70000 [print run 70,000].

Contributors: "Khudozhniki M. Mazrukha i M. Kheĭfi︠t︡s. Red[aktor] O. Spiridonova. Tekhn. red[aktor] M. Strizhkova"

Wellcome Collection 545734i