02423ckd a22004935a 4500 19216454 20250607072125.4 kd|||| 020404s1978 xxunnn kneng 19216454 0 cbc orignew u ncip 20 y-printpho 2016687302 (DLC)acd2002001837/PP LC-DIG-ppmsc-07964 DLC (digital file from original) LC-USZ62-130433 DLC (b&w film copy neg.) DLC DLC DLC gihc Unprocessed [item] Valtman, Edmund S., 1914- artist. [Chinese dragon breathing fire on Soviet bear] [graphic]. 1978 Aug. 24. 1 drawing. still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia sheet nb rdacarrier Cartoon shows a huge dragon (labeled "China") with Mao Zedong's head breathing flames on a bear labeled with a hammer and sickle. Relations between the Soviet Union and China, the two great Communist superpowers, were frequently acrimonious, due to a long history of rivalry and conflict. In the 1970s, border disputes contributed to the problem. In March, 1978, the Chinese rebuffed a Soviet offer to discuss improving relations. No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Edmund S. Valtman" http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/res/384_valt.html (DLC/PP-2000:071.009) Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976. International relations Soviet Union 1970-1980. lctgm International relations China 1970-1980. lctgm Dragons 1970-1980. lctgm Bears 1970-1980. lctgm Editorial cartoons American. gmgpc Drawings. gmgpc Cartoon Drawings (Library of Congress) (DLC) 95861312 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print digital file from original ppmsc 07964 p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.07964 digital file from b&w film copy neg. cph 3c30433 p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c30433 ljr / 020404. Unprocessed in PR13 CN 2000:071.009 Source: Facts on file, 1978, p. 237 -- ljr pp/minload pp/acd pp/diof