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Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1960

Nikita Sergeyevich KhruschevAugust 1960

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Uses the Francis Gary Powers espionage case to condemn American aerial reconnaissance over the Soviet Union.

Names involved

Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

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