Jane and Samantha Smith, Soviet Union, 1983
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Jane Smith (left center) and her daughter, Samantha Smith, 11, of Manchester, watch a dance performed in their honor during a two-week visit to the Soviet Union in July 1983.
Samantha and her parents were invited to visit the Soviet Union after Samantha wrote to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov asking if he planned to start a nuclear war and urged peace. He assured her the Soviets wanted peace.
Other Information
- Title: Jane and Samantha Smith, Soviet Union, 1983
- Creator: Smith, Arthur
- Creation Date: 1983
- Subject Date: 1983
- Media: Photograph
- Object Type: Image
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LC Subject Headings
Cold War
Peace
Smith, Samantha, 1972-1985--Correspondence
International relations
Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich, 1914-1984--Correspondence
Political activity
Smith, Samantha, 1972-1985--Travel
Letters
Dancers
Camps--Ukraine
Artek Pioneer Camp (Ukraine)
Dance
Children and peace
People
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