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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
U.S. Tour of Duty/Scott Ritter Merch Part One: In Search of the Russian SoulThis is the original challenge coin—the one that started it all! Built around a 26-day, 12-city tour in support of the publication of Scott Ritter’s book, Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika, in Russia, this coin helped promote the underlying notion of “one handshake at a time”—the idea that every American is a goodwill ambassador who can help repair relations between the United States and Russia simply by taking the time to get to know the Russian people and befriend them “one handshake at a time.” The challenge coin phenomenon began with the issuance of this coin, meant to serve as a token of the author’s appreciation for the friendship and hospitality of the Russian people. Each coin is uniquely numbered and comes with a card containing QR codes that link to updates and exclusive content for supporters of the project. Date of the trip: April 30-May 25, 2023Part Two: Russia’s Road of RedemptionScott Ritter’s second visit to Russia took him to the heart of Russian culture—Moscow and Saint Petersburg—during the New Year and Christmas season. Here Ritter probed deeper into the history and culture of Russia, especially the role played by the Orthodox Church in helping define Russian identity and spirituality—the Russian “soul.” The author undertook a separate journey on what he called “the Russian Road of Redemption,” an examination of life during wartime, which explored issues of war and peace while visiting Chechnya, Crimea, Novorossiya, and the Donbas. A second challenge coin was issued for this trip, which blended the thematic of the New Year and Christmas season with the overarching theme of waging peace—that each of us is an ambassador of peace whose mission can only be completed when we take the time to
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