Khrushchev's words and his shoe banging

[Kenneth Brostrom]

For what it's worth, I also retain this memory.  I'm sure I saw it on
television, perhaps more than once.

Ken Brostrom

>[Richard Robin] > All in all, it's very disappointing to realize that none
>of this [K's shoe banging] seems to have been captured on tape for
>posterity. I always thought that if one searched long enough one could find
>an old film of the shoe-banging as well as "We will bury you" and "Your
>grandchildren..." What a let-down to know that these defining Khrushchevian
>moments (which actually got me interested in Russian) appear to be lost
>forever.
>
>Although my memory may be in error, I recall seeing the shoe banging more
>than once on American television in the early sixties.  The first time was
>probably the original incident, which took place when my mother's parents,
>Russian speakers, were visiting my family.  (How grandmother rolled her eyes
>at K's antics!  "The only good thing the Soviets have done for Russia is
>improve education," she said.)  But my recollection is of having seen the
>shoe banging at least one other time, perhaps as part of a documentary.
>Film or videotape of the incident may very well survive today.
>
>Ernie Sjogren
>
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Kenneth Brostrom
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Dept. of German and Slavic Studies
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Wayne State University
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