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Shoddy translation in the Western media is increasing nuclear tensions–again

By: John Fossey

During the Cold War, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev made a statement to a group of Western ambassadors that was translated as “We will bury you.” Naturally, what was seen as a rude and bellicose remark by a top Soviet official speaking to foreign diplomats made headlines, and it exacerbated tensions between the rival Eastern and Western blocs. But what Khrushchev actually said was slightly different.

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Shoddy translation in the Western media is increasing nuclear tensions--again
Tomasso
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[Edited at 2018-01-28 03:50 GMT]


 
Tomasso
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memory problems Jan 27, 2018

I remember watching Kruschev on TV, was he visiting a child in a dentist office when he said this??
Years later, a Russian told me, that the remark vi buden kopat meant that Russia would soon out do us in health care and other areas and in the "workers paradise" I have no idea if that is true, maybe a person who knows the language ....


 
Samuel Murray
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Great... ProZ.com deleted my post due to a forum misconfiguration.

[Edited at 2018-01-27 22:05 GMT]


 

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