Khrushchev swore in England when he was drunk. Why did the audience applaud?

Khrushchev is a famous name in China. As the supreme leader of the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s, especially as the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin, is it really enough to completely deny Stalin after taking office? Attention? And as the chief culprit of destroying Sino-Soviet relations, it further increased Khrushchev's reputation in China.

For an individual, Khrushchev's personality is full, but it doesn't seem to be a good reputation. In all kinds of memoirs related to Soviet leaders, Khrushchev always exists as an extremely rude, ill-bred, alcoholic who likes to drink, but never knows how to control. Because of this, he made many jokes on the international stage and even damaged the national image of the Soviet Union.

Khrushchev

In Khrushchev's political career, the most famous is that he took off his shoes and knocked on the podium at the United Nations General Assembly. In international activities, because of his outspoken remarks and free play in the political arena, he did leave too many jokes.

Even once, Khrushchev gave a speech at an important conference in England, and he actually swore at the British during the speech. Surprisingly, however, the consequences of being laughed at are different from usual. At this time, the British at the scene not only did not oust Khrushchev, but also gave warm applause after listening to his speech. What is the reason?

Khrushchev knocked on the platform.

This happened in April 1956, when Khrushchev first arrived in Britain on a Soviet ship for a visit. He went to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, to attend an important meeting, which was a diplomatic reception. All the leaders present had to make a written speech.

However, Khrushchev was an alcoholic. Where is he? Improvised speech? I have tasted English wine before. It was driven by alcohol that he completely forgot the prepared speech and began to improvise on the podium.

Khrushchev speech

Alcohol blinded his brain. Standing on the platform, he soon forgot that the audience was British. He took out his style of speaking to China people and said it? We must bury you! ? In this case, it is a direct attack on imperialism. However, Khrushchev always spoke in Russian, and Troanovsky, the translator accompanying him, was not only pale, but also broke out in a cold sweat. For a while, I was a little distracted and even embarrassed to know how to translate.

Khrushchev's cartoon speech

Khrushchev stood beside him and urged him to speak quickly. The translator knows that if he translates truthfully, it will definitely arouse the anger of the British people. So he took out the official speech prepared in advance and translated it according to the original content.

The scene on the rostrum at that time was wonderful. Crewe Schouw stood on the podium and lashed out at the British, but his translator called on the two countries to continue to strengthen cooperation with wonderful remarks. Even some translations drew warm applause from the British people present. This prolonged applause not only angered the Soviet leader, but also made his speech more enthusiastic.

Khrushchev's cartoon speech

After ending this embarrassing speech, Khrushchev returned to his lounge with stormy applause from the British. He fell asleep in the lounge because of alcohol. After waking up, he clearly realized that he had made some inappropriate behaviors in the process of speaking. When he shyly asked the reporters present and his translator, troyan Lovsky told Khrushchev all this truthfully and admitted that he was still translating according to the manuscript.

When Khrushchev learned of this, he was not angry, but embraced his translation warmly. Since then, the translator's career has been smooth sailing, and he is more popular with Khrushchev. However, it was revealed by some people that his impromptu speech in Britain spread in Britain and became the laughing stock of international politics.