Eight Steps for Fairer U.S. -Soviet People-to-People Exchanges

Publication Date: September 1986

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Mikhail Tsypkin

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Russia and Eurasia

Type: Report

Coverage: Soviet Union

Abstract:

The Soviets are trying to convince the Americans that "exchanges" and "dialogue" can influence the Soviet leadership to be more "reasonable" and "peaceful"--especially when handled on the Soviet terms that issues embarrassing the Soviets, such as Afghanistan or human rights, are not raised. Whenever they can, the Soviets use the exchanges to whitewash their violations of human rights.