At one time, a story related to N.S. Khrushchev. It was rumored that in 1960 at a meeting of the UN Assembly he pounded his boots on the podium. Although a number of sources suggest otherwise.
Events
On October 12, 1960, one of the most famous meetings of the General Assembly was held in UN history. The delegation of the Soviet Union was led by Nikita Khrushchev. The delegation introduced a draft resolution on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples. Khrushchev made a very emotional speech, as he often did. He spoke out against colonialists and colonialism.
The representative of the Philippines, who spoke after the meeting, said that the Soviet Union, like the western colonial powers, allowed itself to trample on the civil and political rights of the peoples of Eastern Europe. Hearing this, Khrushchev was indignant and raised his hand, but they did not pay attention to him.
After that, the story that Khrushchev allegedly took off his shoe and began to knock on the table with his heel to give him the floor became popular. However, since then it has been repeatedly disproved.
According to one version, a scandalous story was published by one of the news agencies in order to expose the USSR in an unfriendly light during the Cold War, and then the media unanimously picked it up.
