“The Americans have surrounded our country with military bases and threatened us with nuclear weapons, and now they will learn just what it feels like to have enemy missiles pointed at you; we'd be doing nothing more than giving them a little of their own medicine.”
Quote by Nikita Khrushchev
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Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was one of the most influential leaders in Soviet history, serving from 1953 to 1964. During his tenure, Khrushchev implemented the de-Stalinization policy, attempted to improve relations with Western countries, and promoted economic reforms. more
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