[115] Words of Hak Ja Han Book 1 - Global Unity Through True Parents Part 4 : The Process of Realizing World Peace Chapter 1 : The End of the Cold War and World Peace
1. Ending the Cold War - 3
In 1985, while the Soviet Union was at its height, Father, who was in Danbury Prison told a famous American political scientist to declare in Geneva, Switzerland, the fall of the Soviet Empire.
He and many church leaders tried to dissuade Father, asking Father to reconsider and allow them to use a less definite expression, and announce that the Soviet Empire "might'' collapse.
Yet Father did not allow them to change it. In the end, it happened as Father predicted. Right after Father's visit to the Soviet Union, he brought more than 3,000 Russians to America to educate them.
Then a period of crisis came due to a coup, and these 3,000 young people became a strong pillar for the protection of their country. (2006.07.05, Bratislava, Slovakia) True Father's influence led to the dismantling of statues of Lenin. True Father also cooperated with the policy of openness that Gorbachev implemented.
At that time, Father brought 3,000 English-speaking Russian students to workshops in America and educated them. He said, "Communism—as you know it—is limited. Look at democracy.
If you change the way you think and live a life of true love by living for the sake of others, the world of freedom and peace that you hope for will come.” He educated them and then sent them back to Russia.
Those students were an immense help in supporting the policy of openness. The 3,000 students, who were taught in the United States, were among the students who protested against the tanks in Moscow and protected their nation from a coup d'etat. (2017.03.12, CheongPyeong Training Center) |