Name the schoolgirl that was invited to the USSR because of her peace letter.
Correct answer: Samantha Smith
MALICE
WOW! What a loss... so young and it makes me wonder what she wouldve done in a lifetime...
Player #19719147
For those like me who did not know, young Samantha died in a plane crash in Maine.
Hhh46za
EV777, it seems that she was only about 13 years old when she died...so sad
Maestro13
She was really focussed yet innocent to make her statement. RIP! You were an inspiration to a lot of young girls.
Paul Haidet-Florida
A Golden Girls episode paid tribute to this remarkable girl's story! Rose Nyland (Betty White) wrote a letter of peace to President Gorbachev and was invited to Russia, but when a Russian ambassador saw that it was an adult and not a young child that wrote the letter, the invitation for Rose to visit Russia was called off
Gary
very honest little girl and straightforward.
Stella
My daughter was scheduled to be on the same plane as Samantha but rescheduled for a direct flight.
slomogeo
Player #19719147, aww.i feel sad.im 65 i only wrote to santa.
Lash
Bren #30693623, maybe in case of nuclear war? I know the 50s school kids had to learn a bunch of prep, although by my day (60s) it had toned down alot, even we had some duck and cover to learn. lol
HardFeelings
Paul Haidet-Florida, and the Russian ambassador defected!
Player #120374466
Bren #30693623, makes no sense. it cause more subconscious stress to the babyboom generation and add to that if you lived in California you had to prepare for th e Big One quake. Duck and cover
Julie
I never heard of this. It’s very sad she died so young.
Popka Durak
I am from the former Soviet Union and remember very well when she visited. The girl was pure and naive. She had good intentions, but was used by the Soviet government as a propaganda prop. Her parents should have known better.
vslush
Player #51773064, Wow!!! That must have been traumatizing!!
Bren #30693623
Player #51773064, Wow. But, why, in case of evacuation due to a war or...??
Player #51773064
I never knew this or heard anything about this. I remember kindergarten we would practice going to our pick up point. We would carry a gallon of water, change of clothes and a warm blanket. We walked to an open field.
Cidha75
Sad to hear she died some young, what a lost !
ChewyGazelle68623
me, so sorry she died!! Other young children need to write letters to countries we might go to war with!! She was a saint and God bless her!!! RIP!!
Player #2685198
'who' was invited