Victor Vashi

Victor Vashi was a Hungarian political cartoonist who "cartooned his way through the years of Nazi and Soviet occupation of his country." Little is recorded on the life of Victor Vashi. Most of the information available is from the text on the back of his book Red Primer for Children and Diplomats. He also co-authored a satirical cartoon book called "The Sing Along with Khrushchev Coloring Book," cleverly written from the perspective of Khrushchev's granddaughter writing to her pen pal Caroline Kennedy. He was imprisoned by the Soviets in the Godollo prison camp. Locked in solitary confinement, Victor was overlooked the day when all able-bodied men were sent to Siberia. Victor managed to escape to Austria in December 1948. He eventually...