Einzelstück 81 - Lecture given by Geoffrey A. Pearson, Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. Recorded at Queen's University, March 15, 1984

This recording represents an effort to understand the Soviet Union and the Soviet People in the Realization that this is a necessary prelude to peaceful cohabitation. Side One: Mr. Pearson outlines similarities and differences between Canada and the Soviet Union in the Cultural, Geographic, Economic, Historical and Political Contexts. He notes that Canada should have strong cultural and personal ties with the Soviet Union but in fact, we don't. He describes reasons for this and efforts to overcome the charms of misunderstanding including specifically the peace initiation of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Side Two: continuation of above talk. Question and answer period.