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Anastas Mikoyan was one of the original Bolsheviks during Russia’s revolution. Unlike almost everyone else, he survived Stalin’s purge and lasted through Kruschev and died during the rule of Brezhnev. He introduced many food and drink items to the Soviet Union after visiting America. Joseph Stalin joked to him that Mikoyan loved ice cream moreContinue reading “Fun Fact: The Only Old Bolshevik to Survive”