| − | On November 18, 1956 Khrushchev said, in regard to the west, "We will bury you". This caused a great deal of consternation within the free world during the time of the [[Cold War]] between the nuclear powers and the Soviet Union's recent stamping out of resistance in Hungary through military force. He later said he meant it economically.<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/66/52/32552.html</ref> | + | On November 18, 1956 Khrushchev said, in regard to the west, "We will bury you". This caused a great deal of consternation within the Western world during the time of the [[Cold War]] between the nuclear powers and the Soviet Union's recent stamping out of resistance in Hungary through military force. He later said he meant it economically.<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/66/52/32552.html</ref> Others claim it was an example of mistranslation, with Khrushchev really having said "We will outlast (or outlive) you." <ref>Asimov, Isaac. ''Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts'', Random House, New York, 1976.</ref> |