russian armenian english pronunciation november november october old soviet statesman soviet politician managed remain highest levels power communist_party soviet_union power days rule eras peaceful retirement months rule early convert cause strong supporter immediate years rule held high governmental posts including minister foreign trade end rule began lose favour lost long standing post foreign trade minister 19th party attacked died took leading role policy making backed policy deputy premier position second powerful figure soviet_union time key trips communist cuba united_states acquiring important stature international diplomatic scene especially skill exercising soft power soviet interests forced step coup brought power served chairman nominal head state forced retirement early life career born armenian parents village russian_empire presently armenia father worked carpenter mother younger brother founder aviation design bureau primary design fast jets soviet military aviation received education seminary religion played increasingly insignificant role life later remark continued studies theology drew closer clear feeling didn believe god fact received certificate uncertainty studied religious subjects believed god active politics study socialism age formed workers soviet formally joined faction later known leader revolutionary movement interactions soviet revolutionaries led editor armenian language newspaper later russian language paper time said robbed bank tnt nose broken street fighting russian revolution february revolution toppled government fought elements newly formed continued fight forces wounded fighting noted saving life fellow party member continued party work founders lasted fled captured known executed sole exception circumstances survival mystery february returned resumed activities helping establish member supported met power struggle followed death member people external imported ideas west manufacture goods elected soviet leaders pay goodwill trips united_states order boost economic cooperation spent months united_states learned food industry met spoke inspected new_york returned introduced number popular american consumer products soviet_union including american ice cream corn juice corn spearheaded project produce home encourage return domestic kitchen result book published edition sold million copies helped initiate production ice cream ussr kept quality ice cream personal control dismissed joke stating care ice cream communism contributed development meat production ussr particularly called soviet era factories named late 1930s embarked great purge series campaigns political repression persecution soviet_union orchestrated members communist_party persons assessing role historian states enjoyed reputation decent leaders certainly helped victims later worked hard rule leader death tried save close companions executed faults enthusiastically supported execution claiming verdict leading officials signed death lists given accomplished officials close giving assignment largely way test loyalty regime september dispatched list names capital oversee communist_party armenia largely tried failed save executed trip armenia person arrested speeches thousand people arrested seven members sacked office instances intervened behalf colleagues persecuted reason selected oversee world war september nazi_germany soviet_union carved spheres influence poland eastern_europe pact soviets arrested polish officers eastern portion poland march members included signed order execution nationalists germany invaded soviet_union june placed charge organizing transportation food supplies son pilot died combat plane shot main assignment war supplying materials food special representative orders point member believed better use government administration decorated hero efforts vice premier shortly death considered launching new purge party leaders gradually began fall favor instance accused plotting plans came fruition died motion originally argued favor keeping right hand man punishment later gave popular support party members arrest remained government death post minister trade supported power struggle succeed deputy premier recognition services helped organize secret speech delivered 20th party congress denounced personality cult anti speech 20th congress helped roll restrictions nationalism culture imposed time visited native armenia gave speech encouraged works writer refused attempt remove power secured position closest allies backed strong support belief triumph given way similar ones 1930s foreign diplomacy hungary october sent gather information developing crisis caused revolution communist government traveled armored personnel carrier view shooting streets sent telegram moscow reporting impressions situation impression especially comrades strength opponent strength wrote strongly opposed decision use soviet troops believing destroy soviet_union international reputation instead arguing application military intimidation economic pressure crushing revolution soviet forces nearly led resignation united_states hard line policies led improvement relations soviet_union united_states late 1950s primary visited united_states times despite cold war americans received including minnesota democrat characterized showed flexibility attitude new_york governor described rigid soviet politician november unsuccessful attempt turn berlin independent free city giving united_states great_britain france month ultimatum withdraw troops sectors occupied transfer control western access rights disapproved actions claiming violated party principle proposed ultimatum west discussing historian believed angry didn consult proposal asked ease tension united_states responded started eventually left washington time senior governing member ussr visited united_states diplomatic mission leadership furthermore approached mission unprecedented beginning request embassy fortnight holiday visit friend soviet ambassador united_states white_house taken guard seemingly impromptu diplomatic mission invited speak numerous elite american organizations professed hopes ussr peaceful relationship addition received engagements informal opportunities meet public having breakfast restaurant visiting department store new_york_city meeting celebrities hollywood like having audience president secretary state failed alter berlin policy hailed international tensions innovative emphasis soft diplomacy largely went american public disapproved crisis believed kept tension cold war high years time remained closest ally upper soviet leadership later noted engaged november asked represent ussr president funeral funeral ceremony appeared visibly shaken president death approached took hand conveyed following message tell chairman know husband worked peaceful world carry husband work cuba missile crisis soviet government welcomed overthrow cuban president pro socialist rebels realized potential soviet ally caribbean dispatched diplomats latin_america soviet official soviet intelligence officers visit cuba revolution secured important trade agreements new government left cuba positive impression saying atmosphere feel returned childhood told idea shipping soviet missiles cuba opposed idea opposed giving control soviet missiles early november height cuban missile crisis soviet leadership dispatched havana help persuade cooperate removal nuclear missiles bombers soviet_union placed island prior beginning negotiations informed death wife moscow return funeral opted stay sent son instead adamant missiles remain seeking avoid fledged confrontation united_states attempted convince told know letters today hold position weapons military specialists exception offensive weapons associated service personnel promised withdrawn letter october idea concessions removal bombers tactical nuclear weapons left cuba tense weeks negotiations finally relented missiles bombers removed december year head state coup involvement july appointed chairman replacing received promotion party new position largely ceremonial noted declining health old age considered historians convinced believed turned liability party involved october coup brought power disputes member time defend vote force retirement traditional soviet style vote unanimous colleagues wished leader retirement spoke laid sent letter funeral partial defense lost high standing new soviet leadership forced retire seat old age quickly lost post head state succeeded post december retirement awarding order death personality legacy companions days wrote frank selective memoirs political career rule died october age natural causes buried cemetery moscow received description slim described intelligent man understanding english having learned german translating german version das russian unlike afraid come heated argument bored notes called true warned fox east close conversation referred politics noted took shot improve children boys sons late leader wife faced economic problems wife borrow money wives fewer children discovered according children furious proud armenian identity pointing russian russian said share hell russians post soviet armenia divisive controversial figure like soviet era armenian officials critics argue loyal servant responsible deaths thousands 1930s armenian intellectuals assassinated according evil mass murders atmosphere fear supporters argue major figure global political stage usually point role cuban missile crisis dubbed vicar politics known survivor time old spared able retire comfortably political life highlighted number popular russian including heart attack stroke veteran soviet official described political career following manner able walk red square rainy day umbrella getting wet dodge decorations awards hero times order october revolution order
Anastas Mikoyan