Nikita Khrushchev, one of the most colorful Soviet leaders, was famous for weird phrases and impulsive gestures. However, he didn’t go as far as slamming his shoe at the UN General Assembly in 1960.

Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev was rumoured to have banged his shoe on his delegation’s desk during a UN General Assembly meeting on 12 October 1960. Utilizing material from the UN Audiovisual ...

Looking back over the past 75 years, there may not be a more unpredictable and mercurial character in world events than Soviet Premier Nikita ... that Khrushchev had brandished his shoe but ...

It took 25 days, and nearly as many tantrums, for Nikita Khrushchev finally to win a vote in the United Nations. In getting his way, Khrushchev banged his fists, took off a shoe and thumped it on ...

The story of the Soviet leader’s time in power, his policies against Jews, and his relationship with Israel and Zionism NIKITA ... Khrushchev allegedly removed his shoe and pounded it on his ...

Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev (which he covered for CBS News), and the idea of a potential thaw in relations between the two superpowers – inconceivable then, even with regard to ...