The author on a rich concrete material gives a vivid picture of the development of Russian caricature of the 40-50s of the XIX century. In addition to the general characteristics of the satirical graphics of the era, the author gives detailed characteristics of individual major caricature masters (Timm, Agin, Nevakhovich, Stepanov, Boklevsky, etc.), describes in detail Russian satirical publications of this time (albums, leaflets, magazines, folk pictures, etc.). The book is written in a popular language and is available to a wide range of readers.