Reagan-era public diplomacy talked past communist leadership directly to the people, as in Reagan's 1988 Moscow State University and Spaso House speeches addressing Soviet youth and dissidents about democracy rather than gloating about victory.
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Michael McFaulEvidence Quote
“in the same spirit of dual-track diplomacy that Reagan and Shultz practiced, they had all their stuff with Gorbachev, Kremlin... And then he comes over to the ambassador's residence, Spaso House.”
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“They’re Not Like Us”: Michael McFaul on Autocrats vs. Democrats and the Fight for the 21st Century— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 6/18/2026, 1:57:41 PM
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