Politicians - Russia

Date: 1998 - 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-539-063/086

Description: General Pinochet complains about not being allowed to travel freely. Comment on the Minister of Defence's policy. Opposition Leader, Helen Clark, tells the public about National's intended defence spending. New Zealand's energy resources are put up for sale. Vultures gather around National's leader, Jenny Shipley. Jenny Shipley celebrates her first year as leader of the National Party. Boris Yeltsin reassures Russians he is still alive and running the country even though he is on an intravenous drip of Vodka. Finance Minister, Bill Birch in a pool after his attempt in the NZ Economic Free Fall Competitions. Jenny Shipley passes his togs, which he forgot to put on. Comment on the commercialisation of professional cricket. The House Judiciary Committee sit in judgement over President Clinton in the Lewinsky scandal. New ACC law allows victims the right to sue. Paul East quits politics to take up a cushy post for Foreign Affairs in London. Leaked conversations of Gilbert Myles. US military are relaxed about Iraqi missiles aimed at US Republicans. Jenny Shipley visits Bill Clinton. The world tryys to understand why Serbian security forces commit such terrible atrocitities. The Serbians say 'Because they can' Rachel Hunter and Jerry Hall discuss why they got rid of their rock star husbands. Pam Corkery quits politics. Bill Clinton tells the nation about the state of his relations with his wife Hillary following the Lewinsky allegations. The International Olympic Committee get 1st, 2nd and 3rd for Corruption, Greed and Arrogance. Monica Lewinsky is called to Washington for a high-level debriefing. The Government's response to people's needs following the storms in Northland. Sweetwaters festival leaves a mountain of unpaid debtors. Jenny Shipley advocates her favoured MMP option. Quantity: 24 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1956

From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :200 original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1955 to 1962.

Reference: A-309-095

Description: Shows Mr Chou En-Lai talking to Mr Khrushchev on a platform. Mr Khrushchev is looking down at a confrontation below between three men in suits and three Middle-Eastern men, who are wearing turbans. Refers to China and Russia urging Britain to remain calm over the Suez Canal Crisis. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service..

Date: 1995 - 1998

From: Moir, Alan, 1947- :[Two original cartoons donated for the New Zealand cartoon archives auction. 1997]

Reference: A-317-056

Description: Shows a smiling, rosy-cheeked Boris Yeltsin, holding a bottle in one hand and sitting inside a bottle marked 'Duma', which in turn sits inside a bottle marked 'Russia'. Suggests the idea of the Russian 'matryoshka' or nesting dolls, as well as Yeltsin's reputation for drunkenness. Yeltsin also holds up the fingers of his other hand in a 'V' for victory sign, echoing Churchill's hand gesture at the end of WWII Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and coloured Letratone on card, 215 x 347 mm

Date: 1971 - 1987

By: Gibbard, Leslie, 1945-2010

Reference: B-142-076/128

Description: Cartoons done by Gibbard while in England commenting on political issues of the day, both in England and overseas from 1971-1987. Quantity: 53 photocopy/ies of cartoons. Physical Description: Photocopies of ink drawings various sizes Provenance: Donation: Mr Les Gibbard, London 1993

Date: 1995 - 1996

By: Garland, Nicholas, 1935-

Reference: B-129-014

Description: Page of four rough pencil sketches which have been scribbled out with blue pen. They show two pairs of images; the first with President Yeltsin (Russian leader) and President Clinton (USA president) embracing, and the second with the two of them recoiling from each other. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and blue pencil on board, 334 x 485 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1995.

Date: 1993 - 1997

By: Webb, Murray, 1947-

Reference: B-154-036

Description: Shows Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky standing talking on top of the globe. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopy on sheet 420 x 295 mm. Provenance: Donated by the cartoonist in 1997.

Date: 2015

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0030711

Description: Commentary from the cartoonist says 'Considering the fact that many people consider Vladmir Putin as at least a "person of interest" in the circumstances surrounding Boris Nemstov's murder, there is a certain Russian irony in the news that Putin is involving himself in the actual investigation. Cartoon depicts Russian President Vladmir Putin and the murdered Boris Nemtsov'. Shows President Putin holding flowers outside the Kremlin and saying "The sudden death of Boris Nemtsov might look like a straightforward case of political suicide. But to make sure justice is served I will take charge of the investigation myself." Refers to the shooting of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow on 27 February 2015. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2015

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0030820

Description: Commentary from the cartoonist reads "Putin's opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was found murdered in the Kremlin on Friday night." Shows variations of the Russian flag with differing text such as 'flagging the opposition', 'calling the shots' and 'bullet points' in reference to the killing of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Four versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 4 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0026033

Description: A caricature of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. In late August 2013 Lavrov warned United States Secretary of State John Kerry about the extremely dangerous consequences of launching military action against the Syrian government, and indicated that Russia was concerned at reports regarding US intervention. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: Apr 2004

From: Bradford, Sue, 1952- :Photographs

Reference: PADL-000670

Description: Images taken at a Speaker's delegation to Russia in 2004, taken by an unidentified photographer. The Speaker the Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt lead a delegation of parliamentarians to Russia, Estonia, Latvia and France in Apr 2004. Members of the delegation were Dr Paul Hutchison, National, Sue Bradford, Greens, David Parker, Labour, and Murray Smith, United Future. During this visit New Zealand and Russia celebrated 60 years of diplomatic relations. Quantity: 50 digital image(s).

Date: 2004

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DX-001-875

Description: Caricature of Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, at the time of the school hostage crisis at Beslan near Chechnya. He is shown as a statue tipping backwards off a plinth with a hammer and a sickle embedded in his head. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2007

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0003243

Description: Caricature of Boris Yeltsin, first president of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999, who died 23 April, 2007. He is shown holding a broken vodka bottle in one hand and a missile in the other. He was described as a 'broken man' because he saw democratic reforms that he was responsible for, eroded by his successor, Vladimir Putin. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: February 2024

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-; New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0042787

Description: Nine digital cartoons by Guy Body on political and social issues in New Zealand and internationally. Published in the New Zealand Herald in February 2024. File metadata reads: -"claire trevett political column cartoon February 3 2024" -"guy body editorial cartoon February 5 2024 govet leaders arrive in waitangi today" -"guy body editorial cartoon February 12 2024 year of the dragon" -"claire trevett political column cartoon February 17 2024" -"guy body editorial HoS cartoon feb 18 2024 death of rusian dissident alexei navalny" -"guy body editorial cartoon February 19 2024 luxon's state of nation speech" Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 9 digital cartoon(s).