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![]() ![]() Samantha Smith Visits the Soviet Union (1983)In 1982, Samantha Smith, a 10-year-old American girl, wrote a letter to the newly elected leader of the USSR, Yuri Andropov, asking if he intended to start a war. Andropov replied personally. Expressing a desire for lasting peace with the US, he invited Smith to visit. The following July, she and her parents spent two weeks in the USSR amidst a media frenzy that hailed her as a goodwill ambassador. After her death in a plane crash two years later, she was honored by both nations in what ways? More... Discuss |
backfire discuss | |
Definition: | (verb) Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect. |
Synonyms: | backlash, recoil |
Usage: | Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble. |