THE OCTOPUS- Russia—forgetful of the wound it received in the Crimea, is stretching forth its arms in all directions. Having seized hold of the Turk, it is eagerly pushing forward in the hope that it may overwhelm him, as it has already done Poland. At the same time, Greece seems likely to annoy the Turk in another quarter. Hungary is only prevented from assisting his neighbour, Russia, through being held back by his sister, Austria, The Frenchman, remembering his late defeat, is carefully examining his weapons; and Germany is naturally interested in his movements, and holds himself in readiness for any emergency. Great Britain and Ireland are eagerly watching the fray—ready, at any moment, at least, to prevent Russia from seizing the Turk’s watch, or interference with Suez. Spain is taking his much required rest. Italy is ruthlessly making a toy of the Pope; and the wealthy King of Belgium is taking care of his treasure. Denmark’s flag is small, but she has reason to be proud of it.
Nice
British in this period were the last one who could critize such activity. 40 years later, 1/4 of the world was conquered by British Empire.
Ironic, coming from the UK
Nice pope puppet
Interesting detail – the octopus over Crimea is bleeding.
british?
It says “San Francisco Newsletter” at the very top of the map.
American surely?
Yeah, because they were rivals to the British, who did the exact same thing
England was a literal world spanning empire when this cartoon was drawn… Many countries of Europe at this time was colonizers, 1877 I think even was the time for ”The Scramble for Africa”.
I know emotions are running high about Russia but lets not bullshit history.
So they’re basically still stuck in 19th century
Well England stood at a much higher moral ground so it makes sense
Nice to see 1877 Portugal as wine maker ( or as the country of drunk people😂)
Who is the funny little guy with an A on his shirt in Italy?
As a consequence of the 1877-78 Russo-Ottoman war, the octopus helped Romania become independent by ripping us from the Ottoman Empire.
Crab rave 🦀🦀🦀
Germany looks directly into your soul
We used to make great cartoons with racist caricatures and hilarious write ups “Greece seems likely to annoy the Turk” , all while depicting our enemies as we are!
I want my cartoonists back, the best thing about empire was our cartoons.
Why does Belgium look so derp?
Octopuses are actually fascinating and mostly curious and docile animals. Not what we can say about Putin and his band of merry assholes.
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THE OCTOPUS- Russia—forgetful of the wound it received in the Crimea, is stretching forth its arms in all directions. Having seized hold of the Turk, it is eagerly pushing forward in the hope that it may overwhelm him, as it has already done Poland. At the same time, Greece seems likely to annoy the Turk in another quarter. Hungary is only prevented from assisting his neighbour, Russia, through being held back by his sister, Austria, The Frenchman, remembering his late defeat, is carefully examining his weapons; and Germany is naturally interested in his movements, and holds himself in readiness for any emergency. Great Britain and Ireland are eagerly watching the fray—ready, at any moment, at least, to prevent Russia from seizing the Turk’s watch, or interference with Suez. Spain is taking his much required rest. Italy is ruthlessly making a toy of the Pope; and the wealthy King of Belgium is taking care of his treasure. Denmark’s flag is small, but she has reason to be proud of it.
Nice
British in this period were the last one who could critize such activity. 40 years later, 1/4 of the world was conquered by British Empire.
Ironic, coming from the UK
Nice pope puppet
Interesting detail – the octopus over Crimea is bleeding.
british?
It says “San Francisco Newsletter” at the very top of the map.
American surely?
Yeah, because they were rivals to the British, who did the exact same thing
England was a literal world spanning empire when this cartoon was drawn… Many countries of Europe at this time was colonizers, 1877 I think even was the time for ”The Scramble for Africa”.
I know emotions are running high about Russia but lets not bullshit history.
So they’re basically still stuck in 19th century
Well England stood at a much higher moral ground so it makes sense
Nice to see 1877 Portugal as wine maker ( or as the country of drunk people😂)
Who is the funny little guy with an A on his shirt in Italy?
Heh, we’re literally just a skull. Apt considering it’s a year after the [April Uprising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Uprising_of_1876).
As a consequence of the 1877-78 Russo-Ottoman war, the octopus helped Romania become independent by ripping us from the Ottoman Empire.
Crab rave 🦀🦀🦀
Germany looks directly into your soul
We used to make great cartoons with racist caricatures and hilarious write ups “Greece seems likely to annoy the Turk” , all while depicting our enemies as we are!
I want my cartoonists back, the best thing about empire was our cartoons.
Why does Belgium look so derp?
Octopuses are actually fascinating and mostly curious and docile animals. Not what we can say about Putin and his band of merry assholes.