On October 12, 1960, Nikita Krushchev is rumored to have smashed his shoe on his desk at the United Nations General Assembly during an argument with Philippine delegate Lorenzo Sumulong after he claimed that the USSR had “swallowed up” Eastern Europe and “deprived [it] of political and civil rights.” This angered Krushchev beyond imagination.

 In this photo, Krushchev is shown completing this difficult task and representing the Soviet Union as a strong, terrific leader who is full of passion and love for the Union. The truth is that this picture is fake. The shoe was cropped into the picture by heathen fake news liars who attempted to throw the world into disarray. It is documented that he did something with his shoe during the assembly and there are eyewitness accounts of the action, but the fake picture raised doubts. Krushchev’s interpreter, Viktor Sukhodrev, claimed that he remembered him smashing his hand on his desk to the point that his watch stopped working. Real pictures also suggest that he never had a show above his desk. Though it may seem that shoe banging is a common practice, but it does take considerable work, especially during a speech. One must bend down at their waste to untie said shoe. Once the shoe is untied, the shoe must be removed and brought up above the head with great speed. After this, the hard work is done and the slamming can commence. The slamming of a shoe brings an eccentric sound and displays the vivid emotions of anger and excitement. That said, if Nikita was talented enough to complete this task then is it unreasonable for us Westerners to question his power? We do not, and perhaps never will, understand the true strength of the Soviet Union, and therefore we cannot make the assumption that he did or did not slam his shoe. The only thing we can do is believe. If one can spend more than half their childhood believing in Santa Claus, then can we put our faith in Nikita and believe he pulled off this sensational display and the world stage? The answer should be an overwhelming “yes, of course we can.”