This is Samantha Smith. When she was 10, she wrote a letter to the leader of the Soviet Union, Yury Andropov, asking how a possible nuclear war can be avoided. Andropov responded and invited her to Russia. This letter eased the Cold War tensions and she soon became America's youngest ambassador.

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image showing This is Samantha Smith. When she was 10, she wrote a letter to the leader of the Soviet Union, Yury Andropov, asking how a possible nuclear war can be avoided. Andropov responded and invited her to Russia. This letter eased the Cold War tensions and she soon became America's youngest ambassador.

AngryPac1f1st on February 16th, 2021 at 03:23 UTC »

Mindfulness for the future. Truly a impressive child.

Nazo5 on February 16th, 2021 at 03:23 UTC »

Unfortunately, she passed away from a plane crash when she was 13. Read more about her here

Thomas1315 on February 16th, 2021 at 05:16 UTC »

Just from watching movies, both sides must have made that trip weird as hell for her