Khrushchev on the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Uploaded by TheChoicesProgram on Sep 9, 2008
Sergei Khrushchev answers "What was the Cuban Missile Crisis like from the Soviet perspective?" for more videos visit us online at www.choices.edu
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I can't believe I never thought about how the Soviets viewed the crisis. I thought that the panic in America would be mirrored by the Soviets, but it makes sense that they had lived through so many crises before, it was just another one, not the apocalypse. He was right when he said that every crisis for the Americans is so shocking. I sometimes forget that America is a comparatively young country, but this perspective put me in my place on that one. Thank you for this!
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BORINGGGGGGGGGGG . IM IN K12 WATCHING THIS AND ITS SOOOOO BORINGGGGG BLAH BLAH BLAHHHHH BORINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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i quote"cuba is a small worthless peace of land " those are real allies lol
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No, no.
Every citizen had 10 GRU watchers.
It was every GRU watcher that had 10 KGB watchers.
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@Youkickmydog1988 No ofcourse not....Sergei Khrushchev is Nikita Khrushchev's son, and he even mentioned at 1:12 that "he put this obligation on my father's shoulders"....pay attention to the video and what he is saying and use some common sense for crying out loud....
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Very different perspective indeed.
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well i soviet russia...
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@partyspecialists yes, every soviet citizen had 10 KGB watchers)). lol, you naive americans
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nobody left moscow because the KGB was watching every move
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Amen to that man.
(even though I'm not religious, but what the hu-ha, it's a nice expression)
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Its interesting that despite having an avid interest in the Cuban Missile Crisis, I never stopped to consider the Soviet perspective. The panic that swept across the country appears to have now been a gross overreaction. In spite of this, I don't buy his argument of missiles in Cuba holding little significance in the balance of power. Those missiles gave them a exponentially better opportunity to destroy key targets (cont'd.)
twinkiefoot 1 year ago 19
This is one of my favorite videos analyzing the cause of CMC and American paranoia. The analysis by Khrushchev is so comprehensive and thoughtful because it takes into acct geopolitics of a nation. Really helpful video when uds CMC! (:
jiamin64 1 year ago 15