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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

usclibraries: In the tumultuous years following the failed Russian Revolution of 1905, a wave of satirical journals envisioned Russian political life as a phantasmagoria of devils, skeletons, and other ghoulish monsters. Beginning Friday, September 9, dozens of these creatively illustrated periodicals will be on display as part of Demonocracy: All Hell Breaks Loose in 1905 Russia, a new exhibition in Doheny Memorial Library’s first-floor Treasure Room. RSVP for the opening reception on Friday, September 9 at 5:00 p.m.

usclibraries:

In the tumultuous years following the failed Russian Revolution of 1905, a wave of satirical journals envisioned Russian political life as a phantasmagoria of devils, skeletons, and other ghoulish monsters. Beginning Friday, September 9, dozens of these creatively illustrated periodicals will be on display as part of Demonocracy: All Hell Breaks Loose in 1905 Russia, a new exhibition in Doheny Memorial Library’s first-floor Treasure Room.

RSVP for the opening reception on Friday, September 9 at 5:00 p.m.

usclibraries: In the tumultuous years following the failed Russian Revolution of 1905, a wave of satirical journals envisioned Russian political life as a phantasmagoria of devils, skeletons, and other ghoulish monsters. Beginning Friday, September 9, dozens of these creatively illustrated periodicals will be on display as part of Demonocracy: All Hell Breaks Loose in 1905 Russia, a new exhibition in Doheny Memorial Library’s first-floor Treasure Room. RSVP for the opening reception on Friday, September 9 at 5:00 p.m.

usclibraries:

In the tumultuous years following the failed Russian Revolution of 1905, a wave of satirical journals envisioned Russian political life as a phantasmagoria of devils, skeletons, and other ghoulish monsters. Beginning Friday, September 9, dozens of these creatively illustrated periodicals will be on display as part of Demonocracy: All Hell Breaks Loose in 1905 Russia, a new exhibition in Doheny Memorial Library’s first-floor Treasure Room.

RSVP for the opening reception on Friday, September 9 at 5:00 p.m.

usclibraries: DEMONOCRACY: ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN 1905 RUSSIA Demons and Free Refreshments at the September 9 Opening Reception. Discover the satirical journals of revolutionary Russia and enjoy free refreshments this Friday, September 9, at the opening reception for Demonocracy: All Hell Breaks Loose in 1905 Russia. Please RVSP here or call (213) 740-1744 if you plan to attend. About the Exhibition. The year 1905 shook Russia and challenged the power of Tsar Nicholas II. Strikes, protests, and mutinies spread across the country. Artists and journalists took advantage of this situation to create a multitude of satirical journals that portrayed bureaucrats as demons, imps, incubi, and fiends. These items on view are from USC’s Institute of Modern Russian Culture and are available online through the website of the Russian Satirical Journals Project and the USC Digital Library.

usclibraries:

DEMONOCRACY: ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN 1905 RUSSIA

Demons and Free Refreshments at the September 9 Opening Reception. Discover the satirical journals of revolutionary Russia and enjoy free refreshments this Friday, September 9, at the opening reception for Demonocracy: All Hell Breaks Loose in 1905 Russia. Please RVSP here or call (213) 740-1744 if you plan to attend.

About the Exhibition. The year 1905 shook Russia and challenged the power of Tsar Nicholas II. Strikes, protests, and mutinies spread across the country. Artists and journalists took advantage of this situation to create a multitude of satirical journals that portrayed bureaucrats as demons, imps, incubi, and fiends. These items on view are from USC’s Institute of Modern Russian Culture and are available online through the website of the Russian Satirical Journals Project and the USC Digital Library.