The Trump-Putin New Yorker cover is clear about who's really in charge

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The New Yorker isn't afraid to call out Donald Trump or his Russian bro, Vladimir Putin, that's for damn sure.

For its latest artistic masterpiece, Barry Blitt transformed the magazine's iconic first cover from 1925 -- featuring New Yorker mascot Eustace Tilley inquisitively gazing at a butterfly -- into political commentary on the eerily complex Trump-Putin relationship.

Under "The New Yorker" spelled out in the Cyrillic alphabet, a nattily-dressed Putin can be seen inspecting a tie-wearing butterfly with a Trump head through his monocle. (Luckily, no top hat.)

"Eustace Vladimirovich Tilley," as the cover is called, touches upon "the butterfly effect" and Putin's role in the 2016 election as well as his potential to surpass Trump in terms of power. "I’m boning up on my Cyrillic," Blitt said in an article.

The issue also features an article entitled, "Active Measures," in which Evan Osnos, David Remnick, and Joshua Yaffa delve deep into the Russia drama.

The publication has been consistently burning the U.S. president with bold and relevant cover art, depicting political issues from the Women's March to the immigration ban, and who could forget that (literally) moving image of Trump steering a stationary coin-operated car during his first week in office.

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Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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