1989 Moscow Crusade

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The 1989 Moscow Crusade was a landmark evangelistic campaign led by American preacher Billy Graham in the Soviet Union, symbolizing a major opening for religious expression near the end of the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian revival meeting
evangelistic campaign
historical event
religious event
aim build bridges between American and Soviet Christians
encourage religious openness
proclaim the Christian gospel in the Soviet Union
country Soviet Union
denomination Evangelical
hasContext glasnost
liberalization of religious policy in the USSR
perestroika
hasEvangelist Billy Graham
hasLanguage English
Russian
hasLeader Billy Graham
hasTheme Christian preaching
evangelism
peace
reconciliation
religious freedom
locatedIn Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR

USSR
linked to: Soviet Union
location Moscow
mediaCoverage international press
religious media
notableFor Billy Graham preaching in Moscow
high visibility in international media
large public Christian gatherings in the Soviet capital
organizer Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
participant Protestant Christians in the USSR
Russian Orthodox believers
Soviet citizens
foreign Christian visitors
pointInTime 1989
relatedTo Billy Graham crusades
end of the Cold War
religious freedom in the Soviet Union
religion Christianity
significance major public Christian event in Moscow
milestone in Soviet-American religious relations
symbolized opening for religious expression in the Soviet Union
timePeriod late Cold War

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