The USSR's Pravda did not exactly mask its feelings about Sen. Barry Goldwater's presidential run in 1960... (Pravda, March 21, 1960, p. 3)pic.twitter.com/sb6LWEEV0y
Caption: "Senator Goldwater dives...", and the bombs are labeled "against negotiations," "against peace." Hat says "Goldwater."
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Alex, are you sure it's 1960 or about Goldwater's presidential run? BG didn't run until '64.
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Oh, that's a good point. They were anti-Goldwater before it was cool. Publicly happy when he was defeated — unusually so.
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The black hornrimmed glasses had not yet become the iconic way to draw Goldwater, apparently.
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I gotta say, I have a soft spot for Soviet propaganda style.
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