Journal 51 – President Ronald Reagan addresses at Moscow State University

On May 31, 1988, the president of the United States, who visited Moscow, met with the students of Moscow State University named Lomonosow. President Reagan stated that the USA is a cradle of democracy and toleration. “You can convince about it if you visit America”, was continuing the American president.
President R. Reagan described American schools in which the students of different races, culture and religious were sitting next to each other. “They are all preparing for the life in the free and rich society”, President R. Reagan said.
In these times, at the Soviet Union were continuing Gorbachev’s politics glasnost’ (openness) and perestroika (restructuring).
I lived in different circumstances, under the Communist rule, and I had poor knowledge about the American society.