Editing Rocky IV (section)

===Novelization===
A [[novelization]] was published by [[Ballantine Books]] in 1985. Sylvester Stallone was credited as the author.<ref>{{cite book |title=Rocky IV |first=Sylvester |last=Stallone |date=January 1, 1985 |publisher=Ballantine Bks. |oclc=12923839}}</ref> The novel included some backstory for Drago and his wife. Drago was a former coal miner who had come to the government's attention after being featured in a Party promotional film about mining. Ludmilla, born in [[Kiev]] to a Party official, had begun training to become a swimming Olympic champion when she was nine.