Samantha Reed Smith (June 29, 1972 – August 25, 1985) was an American schoolgirl, peace activist and child actress from Manchester, Maine, who became famous in the Cold War era. In 1982, Smith wrote a letter to the newly appointed CPSU General Secretary Yuri Andropov asking if there will be a war between the Soviet Union and the United States, and received a personal reply which included a personal invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted.

On July 7, 1983, she flew to Moscow with her parents, and spent two weeks as Andropov's guest.

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