Political Socialization of Soviet Schoolchildren as Part of Children's Public Diplomacy: International Visits
Alexander A. Turygin,
Boris V. Kupriyanov,
Artyom A. Talalaev
Abstract:The article describes the concept of political socialization of Soviet schoolchildren based on children's public diplomacy in 1982–1986. The authors concentrated on the international visits made by Samantha Smith and Yekaterina Lychyova. The research did not involve other factors of political socialization, e.g., weekly political information, fundraising events for the starving children of Africa and Nicaragua, foreign pen-palls, etc. These international visits provided valuable practical experience of interac… Show more
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