Khrushchev's words and his shoe banging

[Richard Robin]

I am not suggesting that people are having false memories of the shoe
incident, but the fact that Taubman when discussing whether the incident
actually took place(!) mentions no video or film record - plus the absence
from such a clip in various cold war documentaries (like CNN's exhaustive
Cold War series) - makes me think that no such clip exists. On the other
hand, the UN scene was reenacted many times, mostly in spoofs both on TV and
in the movies.

-Rich

Richard Robin, Associate Professor
German and Slavic Dept.
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20008
rrobin at gwu.edu
http://home.gwu.edu/~rrobin
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From: "Kenneth Brostrom" <ad5537 at WAYNE.EDU>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Khrushchev's words and his shoe banging


> 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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