Emden, E. [Does the Sir Know? Political Satire for Kids]. Izvestno li Seru? Politicheskii Fel'eton dlia Rebiat.

Illustrations by Kukryniksy.

Moskva, OGIZ, Molodaia gvardiia, 1932.
4to, [16] pp., ill.

In original pictorial wrappers. 
Near good condition, overall wear to wrappers and spine. 

This book by the children's writer and poet Esfir' Emden (1905-1961) tells the story of Professor Dolbil, who claimed to have found a bug in Soviet butter and reported it to the King's agronomist. The agronomist then gave a speech in Parliament, warning about the dangers of Bolshevism spread through this butter. However, it was later revealed that the professor had planted the bugs in the butter himself.
The pamphlet was a response to a black public relations campaign against Soviet butter in the English market. The campaign began in January 1931, and by the end of that year, nearly five hundred articles about a small bug found in Soviet butter in the UK had appeared in English and Australian newspapers. Until 1931, Soviet butter had a monopoly in the English market. However, after the campaign, the market opened up to Australian companies.
The book was illustrated by Kukryniksy, the collective name of three caricaturists: Mikhail Kupriyanov (1903–1991), Porfiri Krylov (1902–1990), and Nikolai Sokolov (1903–2000). They studied at VKhUTEMAS and became famous for their political and wartime cartoons.

OCLC locates two copies: in the Princeton University and the University of Chicago.