Word: thatcherism
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...ballet and over two dinners, Thatcher found herself debating not just Gorbachev but also his wife Raisa. Unlike the spouses of most world leaders, the Soviet First Lady has not hesitated to become a full participant in matters of substance. Indeed, her forthrightness, in sharp contrast to the manner of her predecessors, may yet prove troublesome for Gorbachev. Last week the New York Times reported that Raisa is the subject of an unflattering underground videotape that depicts her as a vain and extravagant clotheshorse given to stocking up on jewelry and other boutique luxuries during trips to the West...
...Thatcher drew large crowds during her sightseeing expeditions, including visits to an apartment complex in suburban Krylatskoye and a well-stocked supermarket, where the PM purchased a can of herring-like fish fillets called pilchards. The Prime Minister also met with Physicist Andrei Sakharov, the dissident leader who was allowed to return to Moscow four months ago from a seven-year exile in Gorky. Sakharov emphasized the importance of Gorbachev's social reforms to the prospects for world peace. Said he: "A more democratic, more open country is safer for the world as a whole...
...perhaps the high point of the visit was a final 50-minute Thatcher press conference that was broadcast by Soviet TV in its entirety. Peppered with hostile questions from Soviet journalists, the Prime Minister gave far better than she got. She correctly informed viewers that the Soviet Union possesses numerical superiority over the West in intercontinental ballistic missiles, in intermediate-range and shorter-range rockets and in the total number of nuclear warheads -- matters that are never brought up by Soviet leaders. "Don't ignore what you are doing in the Soviet Union," she admonished one of her questioners...
...Thatcher emerged from her Moscow sojourn more convinced than ever that Gorbachev is "someone I can do business with," her description of him following their first meeting in 1984. Moreover, having spent more time with Gorbachev than any other Europern leader has, she seemed convinced that he is someone with whom the West can do business. That just may be the message Gorbachev wanted her to carry out of their long hours of debate...
...Chile, the Pope calls for human rights. -- Guerrillas attack the Salvadoran army and kill a U. S. soldier. -- Thatcher in Moscow...