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Khrushchev's "we will bury you" quote is the stuff of urban legend, but the comment was actually made in Yugoslavia, at an embassy dinner.

To be fair to Khrushchev, the remark has been widely misunderstood. Generally interpreted as a threat, it was in fact simply a statement that (in his view) communism would outlive capitalism, in the same way an old lady might say "I've buried three of my friends already this year, and it's only March".

I'm no fan of the odious and evil system Khrushchev presided over. But on a personal level, I have always thought him a colourful and interesting character. My favourite quote of his was, when asked during his U.S. public relations tour if he had any advice for Americans, he replied "Life is short. Live it up". A delightfully simplistic and endearing comment from a man whose regime was seen as the stereotype of cold and miserable.

I recommend the excellent book about Khrushchev's U.S. visit "K Blows Top", by Peter Carlson.

Along came Trump, and gave USA to Russia w/o a shot

but money

Conrad, please, Melvin? Willy already called me Melvin

can you call me? Turd? Just like Trump is, a Turd

McCarthy was actually on the ball. And history has proven him right.

The Left won the Cold War, not militarily, but by moving the "Free World" so far to the Left that it is now effectively the Soviet Bloc, without the Marxist economics.