"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river."
— Nikita Khrushchev

January 1, 1970

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Politicians from RussiaGeneral Secretaries of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionPoliticians from UkraineSoviet premiersAtheists from Russia
Original Language: English

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Comment on the construction of a bridge in Belgrade (22 August 1963), quoted in Chicago Tribune (22 August 1963) "Khrushchev Needles Peking"