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World Service,05 Mar 1986,13 mins

Khrushchev

I Wish I'd Met

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"Any fool can start a war, and once he's done so, even the wisest of men are helpless to stop it" said Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union at the height of the cold war. But what was he like? Picture: Nikita Khrushchev, Credit: Getty Images

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