[5] The magazine published satirical, humorous writings, jokes and cartoons and caricatures on social, political, cultural and household topics.
[1] Issues published in 1940–1941 made fun of various "enemies of the people" and representatives of the old regime of President Antanas Smetona, including speculators, landlords, intellectuals, and bureaucrats.
It also pointed out common problems of everyday life (such as laziness, wastefulness, alcoholism) and celebrated the new regime and building the new socialist society.
[1] Issues published after 1956 no longer focused on external enemies (i.e. bourgeoisie), but turned the satire inward and pointed out flaws of the Soviet society.
The cast of characters now included drunk and procrastinating workers, Soviet bureaucrats, directors of factories and collective farms, but not party or government officials.
[1] The artists were not members of the Communist Party and generally avoided contributing political or anti-religious cartoons despite higher commissions.
[1] Neringa Klumbytė characterized such subversive actions as "neither an example of clear collaboration, nor of open resistance, but rather a close interaction with power through dialogue, negotiation, acceptance, and rejection".