Yuliy Ganf

Yuliy Abramovich Ganf (Russian: Ганф, Юлий Абрамович) (8 June 1898 – 21 May 1973) was a Soviet Russian graphic artist, a People's Artist of the USSR, especially known for his satirical cartoons in the Krokodil magazine.

He was furthermore active as a caricaturist, illustrator and poster designer.

[1] Yuliy Ganf was born in the city of Poltava (present-day Ukraine).

In 1920s, he produced political caricatures for Moscow-based magazines and newspapers: Krasny Perets, Bezbozhnik, Krokodil, Pravda, illustrated books published for Detgiz (The State Publishing House of Children's Literature of the Ministry of Education of RSFSR).

[1] In 1970, he was awarded the golden Fighter for Peace medal at the International Exhibition "Satire in Fight for Peace".