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Who was the Soviet leader that invited Samantha Smith to the Soviet Union?
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#66087. Asked by Mist_Angel.
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Brainyblonde
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Samantha Reed Smith (June 29, 1972–August 25, 1985) was an American schoolgirl from Manchester, Maine who was called "America's Youngest Ambassador" in the United States and the "Goodwill Ambassador" in the Soviet Union during her lifetime. She became famous in these two countries and well-known worldwide after writing a letter to the Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Yuri Andropov during the Cold War, and receiving a reply from Andropov which included a personal invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which Smith accepted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Smith
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