Remembering Reagan's Cold-War Diplomacy

On May 31, 1988, Ronald Reagan stood on Russian soil and addressed a packed audience at Moscow State University, delivering a remarkable speech that lit a path for the Soviet people—toward freedom, human rights, and a brighter future. The importance of the speech was overlooked at the time, but the new world he spoke of was fast approaching. The following year, the Berlin Wall fell, paving the way for the disintegration of the Soviet Union just two years later.