politician
and diplomat
, an Old Bolshevik
and a leading figure in the Soviet government
from the 1920s, when he rose to power as a protégé of Joseph Stalin
, to 1957, when he was dismissed from the Presidium (Politburo) of the Central Committee by Nikita Khrushchev
. He served as Chairman
of the Council of People's Commissars from 1930 to 1941, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1939 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1956.
Someone helped us a lot with the atomic bomb. The intelligence (service) played a huge role. These Rosenbergs suffered in America. It is not excluded that they helped us. But we shouldn't really speak about it, because we might receive this kind of help in the future.
One blow from the German army and another from the Soviet army put an end to this ugly product of Versailles.
We cannot lose Poland. If this line is crossed, they will grab us, too.
As long as we live in a system of states, and as long as the roots of fascism and imperialist aggression have not finally been extirpated, our vigilance in regard to possible new violators of peace should not slacken, and concern for the strengthening of cooperation between the peace-loving powers will continue to be our most important duty.
The old world must make way for the new.
Only a fool would attack us.