Tag Archives: Khrushchev

Posted on February 13, 2012 by onion dome

Don’t remember where this picture is from, please forgive any unintended copyright infringement.

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Russian idiom of the day

Posted on March 10, 2011 by onion dome

Like September’s post “Khrushchev on Women”, this quote is courtesy of John Miller’s book All Them Cornfields and Ballet in the Evening Khrushchev on the superiority of Soviet auto manufacturers: свою говно малина пахнет to you, your own shit smells … Continue reading →

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Khrushchev on women

Posted on September 20, 2010 by onion dome

Journalist John Miller’s recently published memoir about his career covering Russia, called “All Them Cornfields and Ballet in the Evening,” contains a quote from Nikita Khrushchev that I had not heard before. Apparently, when a member of a visiting delegation … Continue reading →

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