American Soviet Peace Walk: A 450-mile peace walk from Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) to Moscow in the USSR took place from June 15 to July 8, 1987. The walk, intended to promote peace and help end the nuclear arms race, was organized by the International Peace Walk, Inc. About 230 American and 200 Soviet citizens took part in the walk. To mark the conclusion of the walk, the first rock concert featuring American and Soviet performers took place at the Stadion Izmaylovo in Moscow on July 4th, symbolically coinciding with the Independence Day holiday in the U.S. The concert was organized by Soviet authorities and Bill Graham, the American rock promoter. Performers included: Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Santana, The Doobie Brothers and the Great Peace March band Collective Vision.
