"There was a real
Russian samovar, and
a fancy teapot, and
a lacquered box (a
palech) that had a
painting of Red
Square on the top.
The gifts were
really beautiful and
each one came with
Mr. Andropov's
actual calling
card."
This Russian national
costume was made especially
for Samantha by the Moscow
pioneers. She
later appeared in it on the
cover of 'Soviet Life'
magazine.
"On our next to last day in
Moscow, Madame Krouglova had
a sort of farewell luncheon
for us at the Friendship
Society headquarters in a
huge room with waiters and
everything. I wore my
folk costume with pearl
headdress (called kokoshnik)."
