SOURCE: The Raleigh Times, November 3, 1989
CARTOONIST: Gorrell, Richmond News Leader
EVENT:
The Soviet Union has been moving in the direction of perestroika and glasnost, an economic and political loosening up that seems to make the Soviets willing to try a little capitalism and democracy in their system. An addition, Soviet foreign minister Edward Shevardnadze has suggested that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization phased itself out in tandem with the Warsaw Pact.
SYMBOLS:
A. The hammer and sickle stands for the Soviet Union
B. The bear stands for the Soviet Union
C. The teddy bear stands for cuddliness
D. The line in the road stands for the middle of the road
E. NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization