The great mission of literature and art
A source page for quotes linked to Nikita Khrushchev.
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“I don't like the life here in New York. There is no greenery. It would make a stone sick.”
“Mr. President, call the toady of American imperialism to order.”
Source: Khrushchev Speaks: Selected Speeches, Articles, and Press Conferences, 1949-1961
“Historians are dangerous and capable of turning everything upside down. They have to be watched.”
“They talk about who won and who lost. Human reason won. Mankind won.”
“the construction of a communist society would be completed 'in the main' by 1980”
“Once you pledge, don't hedge.”
Source: The great mission of literature and art
“Historians are dangerous people. They are capable of upsetting everything.”
“The one who loses his head no longer cares about his hair.”
“The USA and USSR will only agree when shrimps learn to fly.”
“The press is our chief ideological weapon.”
Source: The great mission of literature and art
“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.”
“Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!”
“If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines under you.”
“Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes.”
“If you cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.”
“Don't you have a machine that puts food into the mouth and pushes it down?”
“What the scientists have in their briefcases is terrifying.”