From the Vault of Artleytoons

From the Vault of Artleytoons

In April 1989, two Russian students from the Soviet Union faked a letter from a Moscow publication to join a friendship tour to Alaska. Upon arrival, they defected and were granted asylum. The initial meeting was originally set up during a thaw in U.S./Soviet hostilities and was initiated to help ease restrictions of travel across the Bering Straits. A fierce snowstorm stranded the delegation and prevented the Governor of Alaska to be in attendance. So, my cartoon addressed the pause in the thaw (click on image for larger view).

See more recent work by Steve Artley at Artleytoons.