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Thursday, November 11, 2021

Pravda publishes Khrushchev's visit

 Pravda has an image of Khrushchev visiting a pig farm for the cover of their next issue, but the editors aren't quite sure how they should caption it.

Ideas like "Khrushchev visiting pigs" or "Khrushchev among pigs" are suggested, but they are all dismissed for one reason or another.

Eventually, they settle on and eventually print: "Comrade Khrushchev, third from left."

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