"Getting Thinner and Thinner"
Marcus’ cartoon depicts a heavy-set chef who resembles Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, the
leader of the Soviet Union at the time. The figure, who is likely Khrushchev, has a
hammer and sickle (shown on the Soviet Union’s flag and considered to be symbols of communism) on
his chef’s hat and is taking a taste of soup from a pot labeled "Russian
Propaganda." Perhaps Khrushchev
is sampling the “propaganda soup” to see what “seasonings” he needs to add in
order to make it taste a certain way. This suggestion hints at the idea that
the soviet leader would survey the public and then alter the propaganda (the
soup) so that it would reflect his taste (his agenda). The
political cartoon puts forward the idea that communist propaganda from the
soviets is becoming less and less convincing to the majority of the world.