Khrushchev

Khrushchev's son reveals his father's old story

Dayang. com (January 31, 25)

Introduction of Sergei Khrushchev

Born in p>1935, he graduated from Moscow Institute of Power. From 1958 to 1968, he worked in Moscow Rocket Test and Design Bureau. From 1969 to 1991, he worked in Moscow Electric Machinery Scientific Production Joint Company, and at the same time, he taught in Moscow Bauman Higher Technical School. Doctor of technical science, professor, Lenin prize winner, socialist labor hero. There are many works about his father, such as Pensioners in the Soviet Union and Khrushchev. Moved to America since 1991.

Sergei Nikidich Khrushchev, the son of Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the former Soviet Union, moved to the United States in 1991 and became an American citizen in 1999. He is now a professor at Brown University in Providence, USA. Recently, he talked about his life in the United States in an interview with a reporter from the Russian weekly Evidence and Facts, and revealed many little-known stories about the Caribbean crisis in 1962 and his father Khrushchev ... < P > Q: Sergei Nikidich, how are you living as an American citizen now?

a: my life is normal. But I still keep the habit when I was in Moscow, and I must lock the door firmly at night. On weekends, I still take a steam bath with a birch branch broom, as I did in Russia. There is a swamp near where I live, on which there are many birch trees. Whenever I take a steam bath, I have to cut some birch branches myself. My neighbors are all surprised by my washing method.

q: the United States has just held a new presidential election. Who did you vote for in the general election?

a: I was on a business trip in Germany at that time, so I couldn't vote. I usually don't like to ask about politics, so I don't care who I choose. But frankly, I don't like Bush. I think he is a total "clown".

Q: Speaking of America, your father famously said, "We will bury you (American imperialism)!" But the final result

is that you went to the United States and became an American citizen. Do you think this is against your father's original intention?

a: yes, I hear people say that almost every day. However, I don't see anything wrong with my coming to the United States. Now the confrontation between the two superpowers no longer exists. My father not only regarded the United States as an enemy, but also regarded the United States as a competitor in learning.

Q: Does Khrushchev like swearing?

a: you may be surprised to say it again. I have never even heard the word "hell" from my father at home. For us juniors, all he often talks about is this mantra: "Oh, you little fool!" " This is even his heaviest swearing words. My father received a good education long before the revolution. So neither he nor his friends will swear.

Q: At one time, it was widely rumored that Khrushchev took off his leather shoes and knocked on the platform during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly ...

A: He did, but his father used American leather sandals. One day in September 196, when he flew to new york wearing cotton shoes, it was still very hot there. So, he changed into a pair of brown leather sandals bought in the local store. Since then, this pair of shoes has been put in our house for a long time. Because my father wears size 39 shoes, no one else in my family can wear them. One day, my son dug a sewage pit and threw these sandals into the pit.

Caribbean crisis in p>1962: the Soviet Union and the United States almost started a nuclear war

Q: Your series of speeches on the Caribbean crisis were well received in the United States. Frankly speaking, was the nuclear war between Russia and the United States really imminent?

a: yes, we were only 2 minutes away from the nuclear war. You know, at that time, there was no modern nuclear weapon encryption equipment, and the communication lines were also very backward. There is not even a direct telephone line. Khrushchev and President Kennedy can only talk by telegraph. The commander of the Soviet nuclear submarine carrying the nuclear bomb had been instructed in advance that once the Soviet submarine was attacked, it could immediately fight back with any weapon. On this nuclear submarine, there are three people who have the right to decide to carry out a nuclear strike, namely the captain, the deputy captain and his first assistant. The final vote was that two people were in favor of the fight and one was against it. If the three of them agree and all agree to fight, the nuclear war will inevitably start. My father never liked war. He said that even the best war movies were untrue: war was too dirty and terrible.

Q: There are many theories about Stalin's death. Your father didn't say anything about it later?

a: my father told me about Stalin's death dozens of times before his death, and every time he told me in detail. There is really no conspiracy here-people don't even dare to think about it. Doctors often tremble with fear when they enter the ward to see Stalin. At this time, there is only one thought in their hearts: not how to treat Stalin better, but how to leave the ward as soon as possible. Stalin was not poisoned by beria, because he had no chance to do so. Besides, any officer in the guards knows that as long as he dares to poison Stalin, he will be executed tomorrow; And if he tells on who will kill Stalin, he can be a marshal at once.