He promoted an anti-Communist message as well as evangelization, and founded a radio station, monthly newspaper and a college in Tulsa, Oklahoma to support his ministries.

Among them was Georgi Markov, a prominent author who defected to the West and began broadcasting anti-Communist messages into Bulgaria.

"We crafted an anti-Communist message without any help from American advisers," he said.

He joined the crowd of revolutionaries heading into the Romanian Television building, and voiced anti-communist messages in front of live cameras.

The film has a strongly anti-Communist message, and goes to great lengths to depict the sadism and violence of the Soviets, including a scene in which chemical weapons are used.

Underground troubadours would record anti-Communist messages and freely distribute the tapes.

Among everyone except Mr. Yeltsin, there is even consensus about the need for a soft sell on the campaign's anti-Communist message.

Mr. Bush, in particular, has gained a strong following among Cuban-Americans, many of whom have achieved considerable economic success and tend to be especially responsive to a conservative, anti-Communist message.

Sometimes the anti-Communist message was disguised as science fiction, with aliens from outer space serving as metaphors for the Soviet menace.

But, beyond style, he will be helped most by the substance of Mr. Walesa's radical anti-Communist message.