When Did Bernie Sanders Honeymoon In Russia?

Bernie Sanders, a Democrat senator, has been accused of honeymooning in the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. The popular Democrat senator did indeed travel to the Soviet Union soon after his wedding in 1988 as part of a government trip to establish a sister-city relationship between Burlington, Vermont, and the Russian city of Yaroslavl. Sanders arrived in Moscow at a pivotal time, as the Soviet Union was in the throes of economic and political upheaval.

During Sanders’ mayoral tenure, Burlington formed an alliance with the Soviet city of Yaroslavl. However, some argue that Sanders did not seem to gloss over the problems in the USSR. In 1988, Ronald Reagan visited Moscow to finalize a key arms treaty as US-Russian relations continued to warm in what would be the waning days of the Cold War.

A lengthy story from The Washington Post is shining new light on Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 1988 trip to the Soviet Union. The right is super selective about Russian outrage, but it is ok for the president to get info from Russia, receive money from Russia, and take sanctions or fail to uphold sanctions in Russia.

Sanders and his wife did travel to the Soviet Union shortly after their wedding in 1988 as part of a government trip to establish a sister-city relationship between Burlington and Yaroslavl.