Khrushchev Does America (full length documentary)

Storyline: In 1959, at the height of the Cold War, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev embarked on a two-week public relations tour across the US. Americans emerged from fancy new bomb shelters for a glimpse of a Communist dictator visiting their landmarks and experiencing local hospitality. Greeted by angry mobs and celebrity gawkers, Khrushchev turned on his charm and quick wit. By the time he hit the West Coast, the US was enthralled by his presence, chasing him along the whistle-stops of his tour. As current East-West relations become strained, this is a timely reflection on super power maneuvering. Every moment of this fleeting love affair was recorded and preserved from both Soviet and American perspectives, creating a treasure of visual material ripe for revision. Playing with didactic documentary form, Tim Toidze weaves the humour, hysteria and surreal qualities of this state visit into a profile of the political propaganda that permeated both sides of the Iron Curtain.
Directed, written & edited by Tim B. Toidze
Produced by Luc Martin-Gousset
Associate producer Tim B. Toidze
Narrated by Geoffrey Bateman

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  • @Krushtak
    @Krushtak4 жыл бұрын

    Khrushchev only wanted to see Disneyland.

  • @mazimadu

    @mazimadu

    3 жыл бұрын

    The fact they didn't let him into Disneyland annoys me at an almost spiritual level.

  • @nitricoxide5899

    @nitricoxide5899

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mazimadu Even if he did get permission to go, I doubt Walt Disney, who was a WW1 Vet and an ardent American Patriot, wouldn't be too comfortable with the antithesis to American values roaming around in his park. Although I'd like to think, in another timeline, there's an image of Khrushchev riding the Submarine Voyage enthusiastically, and another image of him going on the Monorail with a big dumb smile on his face. And that makes me kinda happy for some reason.

  • @mazimadu

    @mazimadu

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nitricoxide5899 and Roswell Garst, sold hybrid corn seed to the anti-genetics Soviets, saving millions of lives in the process. For capitalism!

  • @melloangelwolf8611

    @melloangelwolf8611

    10 ай бұрын

    @@nitricoxide5899Walt was actually looking forward to meeting Khrushchev cause he wanted to show him his fleet of subs from the submarine voyage which was considered the largest sub fleet at one point.

  • @user-op7uc6jb9k

    @user-op7uc6jb9k

    10 ай бұрын

    Even communists need to ride the tea cups. Look at Kim Jung Nam....

  • @anuradhapriyankara5226
    @anuradhapriyankara52262 жыл бұрын

    I think the true winner of this visit was the worker who gave a cigar and earned Nikita's watch. It would worth a fortune given that the incident was well documented.

  • @BeefZupreme

    @BeefZupreme

    Ай бұрын

    $14 watch tho lol

  • @alanmalone6089

    @alanmalone6089

    3 сағат бұрын

    @@BeefZupreme not anymore. Wish I was wearing it. Would never sell it

  • @swamper6519
    @swamper65194 жыл бұрын

    Was 14 yr old super patriotic American when Krushchev visited America in 59 and recall feelings very well. And what they were, were very much conflicted. Because while contemplating annihilation almost daily-- nuclear war being often a subject of teenage conversation-- I viewed Krushchev as a likeable character who seemed very human and not a monster. And he first brought into focus how Russians were humans also. And I still feel Nikita was an honorable man in a difficult time in history. This an opinion formed over limetime of receiving info on his life. We need to get beyond past fears, learn to deal honestly with the other, and reduce the nuclear menace before it does us all in. But in that, having survived in own life, it is a wish for future of mankind.

  • @SuperIliad

    @SuperIliad

    4 жыл бұрын

    Khrushchev, as we now know, was not an honorable man. Hardly that. He was a clever man. He was a hardline communist who devised Liberation Theology to corrupt the Church from within, purveyed the lie of "Hitler's Pope," and pretended to separate himself from Stalin. I readily suggest, “Disinformation,” by Ion Mihai Pacepa and Ronald Rychlak.

  • @ogpu1

    @ogpu1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting feedback. Thankyou for your detailed reply.

  • @samirsha6762

    @samirsha6762

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes.... but why is americans behave as if they are special humans and the nuclear threat was mutual so let americans not pretend..

  • @robertsmalls2293

    @robertsmalls2293

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SuperIliad None of that makes him dishonorable in the grand scheme of things.

  • @haydenblack5648

    @haydenblack5648

    3 жыл бұрын

    Honorable LOL the man was a communist Soviet. He was still part of what was going on there back in the day. The fact that they let his son become a US citizen is what should scare you.

  • @robertsansone1680
    @robertsansone16802 жыл бұрын

    To use an old saying, "When goodwill doesn't cross borders, soldiers will". Excellent documentary. Thank You

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! )

  • @jimtrack3786

    @jimtrack3786

    6 ай бұрын

    That is an excellent quote!

  • @tonycap49
    @tonycap494 жыл бұрын

    That $14 watch must be worth a fortune now.

  • @vladimirysvelikiy3725

    @vladimirysvelikiy3725

    Жыл бұрын

    140$?

  • @tacituskilgore2501

    @tacituskilgore2501

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@vladimirysvelikiy3725no, 14$ only.

  • @davis7099
    @davis70993 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary. 1959 Peak America. a silly aside but worth noting is how empty headed Marilyn Monroe's response was to Khruschev's speech and appearance in LA. Giving a $14 dollar watch to a worker he wore himself was legend. He was the gruff uncle with a heart of gold. Great stuff.

  • @junkscience6397

    @junkscience6397

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, Uncle Gruff did a great job murdering all those Ukrainians when he was boss of the place, right? Jee-sus.

  • @Nikolaievo

    @Nikolaievo

    Жыл бұрын

    @@junkscience6397 Хрущев был сам с Украины. Никого

  • @user-op7uc6jb9k

    @user-op7uc6jb9k

    10 ай бұрын

    Khrushchev and communists would definitely point to Marilyn Monroe as a WTF. In capitalism a total ditz could become a multi millionaire.

  • @Garbeaux.

    @Garbeaux.

    6 ай бұрын

    Monroe’s response was excruciating. 😬

  • @tempejkl

    @tempejkl

    2 ай бұрын

    @@junkscience6397He was from Ukraine you spastic. He was also a bit of a Ukrainian nationalist, giving Ukraine Crimea.

  • @katyaerickson4402
    @katyaerickson44024 жыл бұрын

    Kruschev didn’t hate god, he didn’t believe in him. He hated religions.

  • @katyaerickson4402

    @katyaerickson4402

    4 жыл бұрын

    Vladimir Putin Khrushchev led a very strong anti-religion campaign, so although citizens were “free” to practice whatever they wanted he still demolished/shut down churches and did his best to erase religion from the USSR. He didn’t just not believe in them, he tried to get rid of them.

  • @katyaerickson4402

    @katyaerickson4402

    4 жыл бұрын

    Vladimir Putin I think you are confused, many articles have been written on Khrushchevs anti-religious policies. Feel free to google about it. He began it in the late 1950’s following a more free time for religion when STALIN used/revived religion a little to bolster the war effort and patriotism. Check out the third paragraph in the article, hopefully you’ll learn something new. This is from the Library of Congress. www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/anti.html

  • @dommopa4464

    @dommopa4464

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@katyaerickson4402 same as putin and the chinese of today

  • @DM-eq8mu

    @DM-eq8mu

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@katyaerickson4402 no matter what you read before, people was not forbidden to perform religious rites. Yes some churches were closed but not all. You should understand that number of religious people decreased in Soviet Union, and not due to GULAG (which the main thing you probably know about USSR) but by the propaganda of atheism. Is it was bad or good? Controversial question, do we need today such institution that not paying taxes?

  • @robertsmalls2293

    @robertsmalls2293

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dommopa4464 This is a pretty misinformed comment. Putin is *extremely* pro religion. Russia literally has several laws based entirely off Christian principles, and theology. Note that I personally don’t think that’s a bad thing.

  • @rafliriansyah719
    @rafliriansyah7194 жыл бұрын

    man it was pretty fun to see him having a good time with average americans like shaking hand, smiling there and there.

  • @alexbleks
    @alexbleks2 жыл бұрын

    Why did they have to make so much fun of him? I liked how he literally trashed that LA mayor filet :p

  • @estebanbarrazarocha1482
    @estebanbarrazarocha14824 жыл бұрын

    Spyros Skouras : I am the president of 20th century fox. Khrushchev : I am the premier of the great soviet union.

  • @robertsmalls2293

    @robertsmalls2293

    3 жыл бұрын

    An unstoppable force of Capitalism meets an immovable object of Communism. This was the *true* clash of superpowers.

  • @rosykatzCATS

    @rosykatzCATS

    10 ай бұрын

    George Soros wasn't a spy. You have accepted right wing propaganda. He helped Jews by taking as a 15 year old boy natzi flyers to their homes & then at the same time warning them. At that same age, he & his family moved to England. People belive all the right wing hate propaganda about him. He was a young hero for my people.

  • @na3044
    @na30442 жыл бұрын

    The ending is great... I can certainly understand Comrade Nikita here. American aggression in the U2-incident certainly flew directly in the face of soviet diplomatic efforts.

  • @NIKOEVRN008
    @NIKOEVRN0082 жыл бұрын

    Everything would be much better if they just let Khrushchev visit Disneyland

  • @matthew-jy5jp
    @matthew-jy5jp2 жыл бұрын

    I think it's a real tragedy that the West misunderstood Nikita Khrushchev so much. I think he could have been a good Ally of the United States because he needed what we had which was modernization. Can you imagine Vladimir Putin coming here today and being upset he didn't get to go to Disneyland ? I really think we missed an opportunity to bring closeness with Russia through Khrushchev

  • @alexbleks

    @alexbleks

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe the USSR would even still exist today and the Ukrainian war wouldn’t had happebd

  • @Tom_Cruise_Missile

    @Tom_Cruise_Missile

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@alexbleksthe ussr was doomed. The legacy of the purges kept them together, but I don't think that after WW2 they had any chance of becoming a functional nation. It's better that the individual states get to make their own choices. The USSR was not a force for good in any of them.

  • @user-op7uc6jb9k

    @user-op7uc6jb9k

    10 ай бұрын

    That would be epic to see Putin rant about splash mountain. Overall, the US and Russia are natural allies despite how odd that seems. Both are industrious, patriotic and want to improve quality of life through science.

  • @artemesaulkov2010

    @artemesaulkov2010

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@Tom_Cruise_Missile"legacy of purges" Jesus Christ you are think mate

  • @tempejkl

    @tempejkl

    2 ай бұрын

    Capitalism and Communism cannot co-operate. The difference is, communism can be a force for good for workers in capitalist nations, but capitalism has always done the opposite via invasion, embargoes, bombings, coups, executions, etc. etc. Vladimir Putin had a similar relationship prior to the US' attempt to isolate him. He's a capitalist, that's how this happened.

  • @davidniven9901
    @davidniven990110 күн бұрын

    A small, but interesting post-script to this documentary... Khrushchev's visit was from 15th to 27th September 1959. On 11th September 1959, a young American was granted a hardship discharge from the US Marine Corps. He had told his superiors that his mother was seriously ill. She wasn't. It was a lie. Nevertheless he was given the discharge and spent a few days traveling before he arrived home in Fort Worth, Texas. He spent a few weeks there reading the newspapers avidly, as he always did, despite his dyslexia. He was always keen to know about international affairs, especially about the Soviet Union and the newly-installed regime in Cuba, both of whose systems he claimed to prefer to that of his own country. He must have loved the idea of this little tubby guy from a peasant background getting the better of the American press and authority figures, but connecting with ordinary Americans, whenever and wherever he could. I always wondered how much Khrushchev's tour affected this rather sad, lonely, lost teenager. I say this because, a few days after Khrushchev's tour ended, this young man made a big decision. Without telling anyone, even his mother, he traveled to New Orleans, where he boarded a ship to Le Havre, France and then on to England and then he immediately boarded a plane from London to Helsinki. There, he got a Soviet visa and took the train east and arrived in Moscow in time to celebrate his 20th birthday. As soon as he arrived in the Soviet Union, he declared his wish to defect and become a Soviet citizen. It took a while, but he was granted leave to stay. 18 months later, he married a beautiful young Russian woman. A year after that, their daughter was born. She was named June. But by that time, he had started to feel that he wanted to return to his homeland…and well, that’s another story. By now you should know who I am talking about.

  • @thepsychnurse4406
    @thepsychnurse44063 жыл бұрын

    This is incredible! Thanks for uploading.

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    3 жыл бұрын

    To upload is human, to create content is divine ))

  • @SuperIliad
    @SuperIliad4 жыл бұрын

    The musical selections are superb! and apt!

  • @doncavin7506
    @doncavin75062 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, docukino! Well done--the motif, the editing...I learned a lot. This was for my Soviet Space Race class, and so far, the best movie for my homework.

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Don!

  • @itsme5751
    @itsme57514 жыл бұрын

    I loved this. Thank you.

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @klementtaralevich7798
    @klementtaralevich77984 жыл бұрын

    wow! just wow! thanks for the upload!

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    4 жыл бұрын

    Our pleasure!

  • @leviginsberg3022
    @leviginsberg30222 жыл бұрын

    The U2 spy plane incident just shows why we need to be so careful with the situation today.

  • @ramvasant2349
    @ramvasant2349Ай бұрын

    This video taught me two things: 1. Khrushchev likes Disneyland 2. Is that sometimes, no matter how hard we try to be friends with someone. They will unnecessarily stab you in the back.

  • @stephenarling1667
    @stephenarling16675 жыл бұрын

    The pictured bulletproof limousine transporting Khruschev is not a Cadillac. It is an Imperial. 31:44

  • @electroncommerce

    @electroncommerce

    4 жыл бұрын

    Did Chrysler not have AC in 1957? Such a silly mistake, as well as not allowing Me. K is visit Disney. It's a small world after all! Nice documentary of a very interesting time. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @zeppelinboys
    @zeppelinboys2 жыл бұрын

    wonderful documentary, and what a time to be alive!

  • @alanmalone6089
    @alanmalone608921 сағат бұрын

    Great documentary. What a great man he was

  • @Ibis_W0lfie
    @Ibis_W0lfie10 ай бұрын

    These guys are absolutely roasting him god damn media was brutal

  • @ogpu1
    @ogpu14 жыл бұрын

    Superb documentary. Thanks for posting. Anyone who survived in Stalin's Inner circle is of historical interest.

  • @tempejkl

    @tempejkl

    2 ай бұрын

    I mean most of them did. There was an investigation into the party after the assassination of Kirov (one of the highest standing members of the Bolsheviks). They found genuine evidence of sabotage, co-operation with foreign powers, etc. etc. For example, Trotsky betrayed the Mexican workers (after his exile) and gave info so the Americans could repress them more. No wonder he only became a Bolshevik when he got the chance! Molotov had many disagreements with Stalin and stayed alive, same with many others, like Khrushchev himself. Read into it, and most deserved it. Most of the deaths attributed to Stalin were the fault of Yagoda, Yezhov, and Beria, all were executed for their crimes, and Stalin tried to execute Beria (who had about 200 counts of rape and advocated for a capitalist system) but failed due to Beria's control over the NKVD. In the end, Beria met his fate thanks to the Red Army. Yagoda and Yezhov would call people into their offices and make them watch as they very hastily stamped every possible execution warrant they could. They were responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths.

  • @hermeticdragon2643
    @hermeticdragon26434 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was funny he was upset he couldnt go to Disneyland LOL I mean wow...leader of the USSR and enemy of capitalists and still he couldnt resist the charm and the joy of a place like Disneyland. I would be upset too if I visited America and couldnt go to Disneyland :) XD

  • @tochka832

    @tochka832

    3 жыл бұрын

    he didn't know what disneyland is. he thought it is a city, proper city

  • @norbitcleaverhook5040

    @norbitcleaverhook5040

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tochka832 Thats what he wanted you to think.

  • @dirktyler3643
    @dirktyler36432 жыл бұрын

    The best thing about this documentary is all the footage of Americans in the 1950s. People were great looking back then. Something makes me think better looking than whites are today.

  • @tempejkl

    @tempejkl

    2 ай бұрын

    Bad nutrition, capitalist greed, stress from more work, etc. etc. The USSR had better nutrition anyway, and a higher caloric intake than the average American (source, CIA). Also, obesity is huge nowadays.

  • @srutk7819
    @srutk78193 жыл бұрын

    This documentary has a wonderful “Borat” quality to it. Not in the Khrushchev narrative so much (yes he was born naught but a Russian peasant elevated to one of the most powerful people in history, that’s not the point), but in how it illustrates American culture at the time (and maybe today) and how anything can be monetized, even communism in the 1950s. Certainly a lesson on how not to treat a dinner guest, but most importantly how when people come face to face they see one another and even like each other for our common humanity, our humor, and our love of life and peace. Khrushchev was certainly a intriguing historical actor in history. The USA is a challenging audience. Good documentary Excellent production quality The editing and music is beautifully done!

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. )

  • @andrewdeen1
    @andrewdeen14 жыл бұрын

    thank you for uploading this - id been looking for a version with the russian parts dubbed or subbed. Thanks again!

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    4 жыл бұрын

    No problem )

  • @nightowl5475
    @nightowl54758 ай бұрын

    I don’t understand why the press went after Khrushchev over Stalin’s reign. What did they expect him to do, stand up to Stalin and demand that he step down for his crimes? That wasn’t helping to be a good host and to extend a willingness to work toward peace and disarmament. If they felt that way, why the hell even invite the man? Even if he boasts about how great things are in his country, who cares. Being a polite host doesn’t mean you approve of communism. Think folks, about the Big Picture. “We all live on this planet and breathe the same air.”-John F. Kennedy.

  • @tempejkl

    @tempejkl

    2 ай бұрын

    Stalin didn't want to be leader. He tried to resign 4 different times, but the Politburo voted against it everytime. Khruschev was basically the only person who didn't like Stalin after his death, every other candidate recognised his triumphs and brilliance, and Kruschev needed to differentiate himself.

  • @dewonearlonline5602
    @dewonearlonline56024 жыл бұрын

    Anyone here from my history class?

  • @GoodmanMIke59
    @GoodmanMIke593 жыл бұрын

    I just shared this with a young girl who seems very interested in history. I think you could have finished this off better by explaining how and why Khrushchev was removed from power in 1964.

  • @mjjariiban
    @mjjariiban2 жыл бұрын

    “You don’t eat where you shit”

  • @tyronebiggums8660
    @tyronebiggums86603 жыл бұрын

    Lmao he deadass went on a rant because he didn’t go to Disneyland

  • @rosykatzCATS

    @rosykatzCATS

    10 ай бұрын

    You can't even speak proper English . How about that..

  • @user-bz1rw3sv2v

    @user-bz1rw3sv2v

    2 ай бұрын

    Даун тут показывают про то как Америка не впустила его при всей его защите. Купи мозги.

  • @betstr5890
    @betstr58904 жыл бұрын

    Monro does know only one word is interesting

  • @michaelpark4034

    @michaelpark4034

    Жыл бұрын

    She is stupid

  • @abellizandro8743
    @abellizandro87438 ай бұрын

    Masterfully done 🙏🏿🦅

  • @TheShanewalsh
    @TheShanewalsh11 ай бұрын

    brilliant documentary thanks a lot

  • @jonewen9741
    @jonewen9741 Жыл бұрын

    I was born in 1959. It’s amazing how people were in those days and today.

  • @williambeck6575
    @williambeck65752 жыл бұрын

    Great doc.

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @gagamba9198
    @gagamba9198 Жыл бұрын

    @23:37, calling the USSR the greatest monopoly wasn't slanderous. It was entirely true. And not only of economic power. The Party had monopolistic control of the news media, entertainment, art and literature, education, the police, the military, the labour union, and everything else under the sun except for the black market. A totalitarian state. What was untrue was calling it capitalist as well..

  • @tempejkl

    @tempejkl

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes, that's the point. The difference is, it's not totalitarian whenever it's a dictatorship of the proletariat. However, the DoTP ended after Stalin's death

  • @ladida1031
    @ladida10312 жыл бұрын

    Great Documentary 👍✌️

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @charliewinston1508
    @charliewinston15083 жыл бұрын

    this is like a serious borat film

  • @justinwaters8679
    @justinwaters86792 жыл бұрын

    I always held Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev as the best of all classic Soviet leaders. After Stalin's brutal reign, the Soviet Union could have ended up with a leader much like Stalin, or a Felix Dzerzhinsky (originator of the Red- Terror, head of NKVD) type of times past, but instead Khrushchev managed to lobby (or kill) his way into power, and he was a big step forward when compared to Stalin and his Purges and Gulags. Khrushchev was one of Stalin's subordinates in the great purges during the 1930's (assigned to the recently starved- to- death Ukrainians, during the Holodomor), therefore he had to have known and participated in the atrocities as well. EDIT: I highly recommend Sergei Khrushchev, who was Nikita's son, to anyone who would like to know more about how Khrushchev thought and what kind of Man and Leader he was during his reign. Sergei K. explained in one of his lectures that all of Soviet Russia though or had been convinced that the US had elected Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 for the sole purpose of going to war with Russia. He explained that "We in the Soviet Union thought that the only reason America would Elect one of their greatest WW2 Generals as president, was because the American public had decided that they needed to go to war with the Soviet Union as soon as possible. We saw Eisenhower as the one who would press the button and destroy our wonderful Soviet Society. Thankfully this was paranoia on our part" His lectures offer much insight and reasoning behind the major decisions taken by Khrushchev during his time in power. Mr. Khrushchev seems to have tried to correct this knowledge of purges with his "secret speech", that denounced Stalin and the cult of personality. He seems to be yet another person who was in the right place in the right time to take power, and to denounce some of the wrongs of the past. Still, I respect Khrushchev's humble background of being a peasant worker for many years and I wish he had been welcomed a bit warmer by my country. I am an ardent Anti- Communist, and I live in California with many so- called communists. Wish Khrushchev could have seen Disneyland, It is the Happiest place on Earth, after all...All that to say, that even I respect the Man, even if I Hate the Ideology. Thank Khrushchev for not starting world war 3 during the Cuban missile crisis, he basically sacrificed his influence and his future as Soviet leader to stop a war that came very close to fruition. Him and JFK were the pinnacle of cold- war leaders. All the best.

  • @artemesaulkov2010

    @artemesaulkov2010

    Жыл бұрын

    So much lies in your comment. Famine of 1932-33 hit Povolzhye region and Caucasus hard as well, yet Stalin starved ukrainians only. Felix Dzershinsky is a hero, who singlehandedly created shelters for homeless children left without parents as a result of the imperial war. Red terror was a response to white terror which was so brutal, that none of stalin’s politics compare even close

  • @justinwaters8679

    @justinwaters8679

    Жыл бұрын

    @@artemesaulkov2010 Yes, the Stalinist govt. targeted the Ukrainians specifically for their rebellion against Soviet rule. The independent- Ukraine cause was a just one, and for their resistance they were systematically starved to death (holodomor) all by order and decree of Stalin himself. As far as Dzerzhinsky goes, many evil people, even Hitler did "good" deeds only to distract from their atrocities. I suppose that Bill Cosby was a good man too, because he gave millions to charity. This philanthropy crap does not fool me at all, it is simply the very public propaganda works of very guilty men. He may have built orphanages, but how many of those orphans lost their parents to political repression ordered by Felix himself? The "good" he supposedly did will never outweigh the bad, this is a fact of History. All the best.

  • @artemesaulkov2010

    @artemesaulkov2010

    Жыл бұрын

    @@justinwaters8679 could you show me the order where stalin says that ukrainians must be starved?

  • @justinwaters8679

    @justinwaters8679

    Жыл бұрын

    @@artemesaulkov2010 I cannot find an official order or decree, but the general consensus of History is that by 1932 the Ukrainians became very rebellious trying to seek some form of independence from Moscow. They then proceeded to try to resist this oppression and it was decided by Stalin and the politburo to starve them out in order to break their will to fight and gain independence. This seems to be the most agreed- upon series of events in terms of History. It has always been very difficult to find any solid documentation of what happened in the Soviet Union, especially during the reign of Stalin. I am sure that you are aware of Stalin altering history and deleting or "disappearing" people from photos, long before photoshop. The most famous example of this is that of secret- police leader Nikolai Yezhov in 1937. Yezhov had initiated the "great- terror" by signing order No. 00447 that same year he was pictured. He fell out of favor with Stalin soon after and was subsequently "deleted and disappeared" from Soviet History. I do not claim to know this 100%, but the majority of interviews I have watched with former Ukrainian and Soviet- citizens who lived it, seem to agree with this outlook on Stalin and his atrocities. God Bless the Ukrainian people for surviving all of the repression they had to experience, I hope this war ends soon for the sake of both Russians and Ukrainians. "Brotherly- nations" with much shared history and culture should not be at war with one another. All the best.

  • @artemesaulkov2010

    @artemesaulkov2010

    Жыл бұрын

    @@justinwaters8679 you couldn’t find it because it doesn’t exist

  • @charlesmiller9589
    @charlesmiller95894 жыл бұрын

    He invited Benny Goodman to come to Russia and Benny’s band at the time was excellent.

  • @kwc0435

    @kwc0435

    Жыл бұрын

    One of the best big bands in the 40s

  • @greapper4280
    @greapper42804 жыл бұрын

    I just want to add that the whole watch thing might have been a power move. at that point he was a multi millionaire and he could afford any watch he wanted but he chose that one. maybe it was a statement like you don't need an expensive watch to be powerful maybe he was just cheep but no one ever said you need a fancy watch to be successful.

  • @igorpriladyshev3477

    @igorpriladyshev3477

    9 ай бұрын

    Man, you do not know communism point. Stalin even didn ot trade his son during WW2 for a german marshal. Died with 1 set of clothes, not like wealth to chidlren through trust funds in USA. not like that. none of soviet leaders chidren are millionaires. I truly think Khrushev had that one watch. Why soviet should wear some swiss surname (Piquet, Philippe Patek, etc) on his wrist?

  • @tempejkl

    @tempejkl

    2 ай бұрын

    ⁠​⁠​⁠@@igorpriladyshev3477There's a pretty famous story (and true) of Stalin helping an old lady across the street in the USSR. He was with his friends in the communist party, and after helping her tried to give her money. He realised - he didn't have any money or anything to give, and neither did his fellow Bolsheviks. I guarantee if you asked Svetlana Stalin (not her real name but whatever) she'd say that she didn't live in luxury (although coddled by her father).

  • @buckofazoo
    @buckofazoo2 жыл бұрын

    who was the actress interviewed right after the Disney part? "Interesting... interesting... it was interesting. Very interesting."

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    2 жыл бұрын

    Marilyn Monroe

  • @AwesomeAlexAdam
    @AwesomeAlexAdam2 жыл бұрын

    What an AMAZING Leader! H answered questions so deftly!

  • @MindsMouth
    @MindsMouthАй бұрын

    I honestly loved watching this film. Soo much insight. I'm very sad that the USA and USSR couldn't have turned the entire world into a utopia. ❤️

  • @alexbleks
    @alexbleks Жыл бұрын

    I wonder how much that watch is worth today?

  • @rosykatzCATS
    @rosykatzCATS10 ай бұрын

    It was my cousin's farm he visited to learn about farming corn.

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    10 ай бұрын

    wow

  • @dkohan01
    @dkohan013 жыл бұрын

    Hilarious mispronunciation of his first name by Eisenhower at 2:23 Edit: This movie was much more fascinating than that initial haha. It is so surreal that all of that happened. A two week tour of any country, let alone Soviet premier in USA at height of Cold War? Such a thing would never happen now for many independent reasons, including being a security nightmare. With much of it appearing loosely scripted and made to look somewhat sprung on Khrushchev, and his spontaneous outbursts likewise a barrel of surprises for his hosts, it was incredibly surreal. But the 24/7 media coverage was also a forerunner of today's reality shows. And some details - sorry for spoilers below - like the bunch of them crowing into limo with Eisenhower sitting in cramped middle position, or the unbelievable choice of the movie scene whose filing he sat in on ... it was one of the craziest and most unexpected historical events of which I was completely ignorant. Finally, one thing that doesnt change is seeing how the media were - as ever - a bunch of whores stoking controversy for page views.

  • @BeefZupreme
    @BeefZupremeАй бұрын

    The music to some of these scenes 😅😅😅😂😂

  • @bigbelly9478
    @bigbelly94783 жыл бұрын

    32:00 Khrushchev gets angry at LA mayor

  • @vladimirysvelikiy3725

    @vladimirysvelikiy3725

    Жыл бұрын

    он хотел пёрнуть, а в итоге обосрался😂

  • @abellizandro8743
    @abellizandro87438 ай бұрын

    True American journalists are fearless

  • @albertbarese4170
    @albertbarese41703 жыл бұрын

    Huh, so that’s what Poulson sounded like? I expected something more dignified.

  • @stephenarling1667
    @stephenarling16675 жыл бұрын

    The pictured TU-114 looks like a turboprop, not a jet. 05:10

  • @TheMrPeteChannel

    @TheMrPeteChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is a turboprop. In fact it is still the world's fastest 4 engined turboprop ever made.

  • @sauronthedarklordofmordor2990
    @sauronthedarklordofmordor29903 жыл бұрын

    31:43 That's not an armored Cadillac, it's a 1957 Chrysler Imperial Crown Limousine, Chrysler's ultimate shame, How come they didn't have air conditioning for the most important dignitary on American soil at that time? They did have AC in a 1953 Imperial but not in a more modern car? what the fuck.

  • @JmO-ee1bi

    @JmO-ee1bi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Seems intentionally intended to make him look worse/be irritated.

  • @stephenarling1667
    @stephenarling16675 жыл бұрын

    Gromyko does look like he would sit bare-bottomed on an iceberg until commanded to move. 11:15

  • @user-cp2oq6hd1x
    @user-cp2oq6hd1x9 ай бұрын

    7:40 that lady with the sunglasses is Dorothy Kilgallen!

  • @UFBMusic
    @UFBMusicАй бұрын

    Khrushchev has Archie Bunker energy

  • @KozenaDrzka
    @KozenaDrzka3 жыл бұрын

    Was Marilyn Monroe always so dull?

  • @TheMrPeteChannel

    @TheMrPeteChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes.

  • @christianmohr2993

    @christianmohr2993

    Жыл бұрын

    Da.

  • @master-kq3nw
    @master-kq3nw Жыл бұрын

    he fun in america in.middle of cold war

  • @stephenarling1667
    @stephenarling16675 жыл бұрын

    Nikita had the good sense to back down when confronted about installing nuclear missiles in Cuba. If he hadn't, human life today would be drastically different, if it survived at all.

  • @RebelRifleman

    @RebelRifleman

    3 жыл бұрын

    also let's not forget about kennedy removing missiles from Turkey, the USSR wanted to have nuclear weapons reaching washington because amerca had nuclear weapons that could hit Moscow

  • @clawsoon

    @clawsoon

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RebelRifleman If I recall correctly, Khrushchev specifically mentioned the withdrawal of missiles from Turkey as the win he got from the Cuban missile crisis in his audio memoirs.

  • @tempejkl

    @tempejkl

    2 ай бұрын

    @@RebelRiflemanKennedy was probably the only American president that ever would

  • @rosykatzCATS
    @rosykatzCATS10 ай бұрын

    The dancer next to jim is Shirley Mclain

  • @mazimadu
    @mazimadu3 жыл бұрын

    27:07 Robert R Crumb brought me here SOLEY because of this comment!

  • @user-ig5vb2ne9g
    @user-ig5vb2ne9g4 жыл бұрын

    Как можно с вами связаться?

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    4 жыл бұрын

    Напишите здесь свой e-mail address - пришлём свой.

  • @user-ig5vb2ne9g

    @user-ig5vb2ne9g

    4 жыл бұрын

    docukino alex63r@list.ru

  • @ladida1031
    @ladida10312 жыл бұрын

    I get a Vibe that for the Americans he was at First someone like Al Capone, like a Gangster Boss and in the End he was like a Beloved Entertainer....like the One Bald Guy from the Three Stooges, Curly ....i Think. He won the public over!

  • @tacituskilgore2501
    @tacituskilgore25012 ай бұрын

    If only Americans let comrade Khrushchev visit Disneyland...maybe there wouldn't be any Cold War at all

  • @rosykatzCATS
    @rosykatzCATS10 ай бұрын

    Oh I loved David Niven

  • @anzhelikaadeyemi6858
    @anzhelikaadeyemi68584 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, the USA is a nice capitalistic country BUT there are no countries are perfect 😎

  • @Bugsy0987987

    @Bugsy0987987

    10 ай бұрын

    was

  • @MrVsenikizanyatu
    @MrVsenikizanyatu3 жыл бұрын

    Very incorrect translation of Khrushchev's words at 52:50

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nope, it's pretty close.

  • @user-vu5xv5li2t
    @user-vu5xv5li2t5 жыл бұрын

    Ахуительно...

  • @user-mx3cv1zy8y

    @user-mx3cv1zy8y

    3 жыл бұрын

    А...тельно гастролировать на сталинском наследии и поносить последнего.

  • @user-nv4hx9cq9m

    @user-nv4hx9cq9m

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@user-mx3cv1zy8y исчезни, джугасос.

  • @marknerysoo8919
    @marknerysoo8919Ай бұрын

    I have this book

  • @abellizandro8743
    @abellizandro87438 ай бұрын

    Interesting is all she could say: interesting

  • @cleverclark4834
    @cleverclark48343 жыл бұрын

    "You don't eat where you shit" - pity Americans don't understand this simple wisdom

  • @szervosz
    @szervosz6 ай бұрын

    25:00 well said

  • @JmO-ee1bi
    @JmO-ee1bi2 жыл бұрын

    Eisenhower: “Nikito… Khrushchof”

  • @docukino

    @docukino

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yup. Always liked this moment in the film as well. )

  • @rosykatzCATS
    @rosykatzCATS10 ай бұрын

    Walter ... when we had no dishonest media like fix!

  • @Klikoderat
    @Klikoderat3 жыл бұрын

    The American media making fat jokes about Nikita did not age well.

  • @moriart13
    @moriart133 жыл бұрын

    33:40 First rap battle ever

  • @royalteluis623
    @royalteluis6234 жыл бұрын

    5:13 did I just hear JET!!?? Hhmmmm that’s a prop plane

  • @TheMrPeteChannel

    @TheMrPeteChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's a turboprop. A jet turbine spins a propeller.

  • @tempejkl

    @tempejkl

    2 ай бұрын

    Jets existed in the 40s

  • @colinbeck1285
    @colinbeck12853 ай бұрын

    When you think of Krushchev as being "the class clown of Grade 2, and "Stalin's flunkey" who arranged all "the dog all fights" at the Kremlin he was quite successful.

  • @smartkking4984
    @smartkking49843 жыл бұрын

    49:13 he’s really pissed after the media trampling his crop...

  • @polskiRobol
    @polskiRobol4 жыл бұрын

    56:50 He never done so, this was done by media to sharpen the picture of "angry man" in UN council. There are no photos or movie with him having shoe in his hands for even a second.

  • @SuperIliad

    @SuperIliad

    4 жыл бұрын

    I am sorry to report to you that all accounts contrary to the incident are false. In my records as well as in my experience at the UN, Mr. Khrushchev indeed has beat his show on his delegate desk at the 902nd Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on 12 October 1960. He had first banged his fist and his watch stopped. Already angry, this more infuriated him; as he'd previously removed his shoes as they were too tight; seeing them, he grabbed one and used it. Indelibly etched in my mind.

  • @anzhelikaadeyemi6858

    @anzhelikaadeyemi6858

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SuperIliad where is the evidence?

  • @SuperIliad

    @SuperIliad

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@anzhelikaadeyemi6858 I was there.

  • @anzhelikaadeyemi6858

    @anzhelikaadeyemi6858

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SuperIliad sorry, how old are you and what did you do there?

  • @SuperIliad

    @SuperIliad

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@anzhelikaadeyemi6858 Almost 80 and you do not want to know.

  • @jps0117
    @jps01173 жыл бұрын

    This seems like it should have been seen as a terrible idea.

  • @TheMrPeteChannel

    @TheMrPeteChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well it sorta, kinda worked.

  • @BeefZupreme
    @BeefZupremeАй бұрын

    Hollywood: how can we impress khruchev?! Hollywood: 30:06

  • @kondjanegongo796
    @kondjanegongo7965 ай бұрын

    What was and is the issue that Americans can't say his name... Its chev not chov

  • @jeanmalherbe6761
    @jeanmalherbe67614 жыл бұрын

    Kruschev was never a threat

  • @randydelaney7053
    @randydelaney7053Ай бұрын

    Going to church doesn't make you Righteous . Being an Atheist doesn't make you a Sinner. Its asking yourself what have I done for my fellow Human Beings today and for the world to help make it better by feeding the homeless and tending to the sick visiting the prisoners in prison and so on. Standing in a church building and saying a bunch of empty prayers and singing a bunch songs if Heaven and stuff was real don't mean diddly and caring for your fellow human beings doesn't require you to believe in a God to be able to do it. Just having a sense of Empathy and Humanity is all you need. So sort of hypocritical for them to say that about Khrushchev. I wonder how big a Sinner whoever said that was and what Sins they have in their closet?

  • @colinbeck1285
    @colinbeck12853 ай бұрын

    When King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon "lost it" and went mental he became "a bird brain with a beast's heart." He was still far - sighted and had the mind of an eagle, and could see a fish troubling the waters from 2 kilometers away, but UNlike other leaders like Pharaoh of Egypt he had the heart of an ox and not that of a man's. __ An ox is the dumbest of beasts, but an ox knows its master. When King Nebuchdnezzar "looked up" and honored the most High his sanity returned to him and his kingdom was restored to him in a greater measure than before. ___ Pharaoh of Egypt was always depicted in hieroglyphs as "a bird brain who had the heart of a man for the job." ___ Putin is deeply confused because he thinks like a cuckoo bird, but he acts like a wood pecker. He's a bit of "a one off;" a rather nasty piece of work. ___ YOU TUBE: "The Cuckoo bird"

  • @markvolker1145
    @markvolker11454 жыл бұрын

    Khrushchev wasn't Russian, he was Ukrainian!

  • @KillerofWestoids

    @KillerofWestoids

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was one country back then. Ukrainians are just polished russians.

  • @user-nv4hx9cq9m

    @user-nv4hx9cq9m

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KillerofWestoids polished with what? Lard? Wax? Propaganda? 😜

  • @KillerofWestoids

    @KillerofWestoids

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@user-nv4hx9cq9m If you read history of Ukraine you will realise that Ukrainians are the original Russians and Kiev was capital of the russian empire but due to invasions by poles and mongols they became slightly different than the Russians. Russia regained control of ukraine only in 1654. Ukraine and russia were the two core republics of the USSR. Out of the USSR's 290 million strong population, 200 million soviets lived in just 2 republics Ukraine and russia. Without ukraine, russia cannot be strong and powerful. Russia is the big brother while Ukraine is the small brother, both of them can quarrel but will eventually come together.

  • @user-nv4hx9cq9m

    @user-nv4hx9cq9m

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KillerofWestoids Kiev never was the captal of the Russian Empire. On the other hand Saint Petersburg was the capital of the Empire. Kiev for centuries was the capital of ancient slavic Kingdom called Rus. There was never such thing as the Russian Empire those glorious days.

  • @christianmohr2993

    @christianmohr2993

    2 жыл бұрын

    How Dare you.

  • @leotwersky4279
    @leotwersky42794 жыл бұрын

    2:14 HAHAHAHAH I LOVE EISENHOWER HE SAID “NIKITO ... KRUSS-CHEV” AND THEN PAUSED AND SMIRKED AT SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHAT A SAVAGE

  • @Khalrua
    @Khalrua3 жыл бұрын

    41:06 Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills QB

  • @Nikolaievo
    @Nikolaievo Жыл бұрын

    И не сказали что ссср разместило ракеты на кубе только после того как в Турции нато разместило свои ракеты которые там до сих пор находятся

  • @Tom_Cruise_Missile

    @Tom_Cruise_Missile

    11 ай бұрын

    No, they were removed as part of the deal.

  • @TinLeadHammer

    @TinLeadHammer

    11 ай бұрын

    Нет, был секретный договор с Кеннеди, по которому Штаты убрали ракеты из Турции через несколько месяцев. Эйзенхауэр, блин, не смог извиниться, а Кеннеди не смог публично признать сделку с Хрущевым. Хорошо хоть у Хруща хватило мозгов не лезть напролом.

  • @rosykatzCATS
    @rosykatzCATS10 ай бұрын

    Leave it to a Black woman to have common sense!

  • @user-mx3cv1zy8y
    @user-mx3cv1zy8y3 жыл бұрын

    Крусчёв плять..

  • @user-ky9fz6rb7u

    @user-ky9fz6rb7u

    3 жыл бұрын

    Рваная!

  • @urmo345
    @urmo3452 жыл бұрын

    Very wrong statement at 1:52 ! As an atheist he did not hate God, only one who believes in God can hate God. As an atheist he did however hate religion.

  • @Tom_Cruise_Missile

    @Tom_Cruise_Missile

    11 ай бұрын

    That isn't meant to be a factual statement. It's talking about what Americans at the time thought about him.

  • @DANIEL666YUSUPOV_KAZANOVA
    @DANIEL666YUSUPOV_KAZANOVA3 жыл бұрын

    Very nice documentary thanks for posting and long live the Soviet Union

  • @rosykatzCATS
    @rosykatzCATS10 ай бұрын

    Poor elephant 😭