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S2 Episode 8 - “We’ll All Meet In Hell”

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Mikoyan's Arrival in Cuba

Anastas Mikoyan arrived in Cuba to an understandably awkward reception. But the Cubans respected him personally and Fidel treated him cordially. The proceedings only became more dramatic when Mikoyan early on in the talks was handed an urgent note. Back home in the Soviet Union, his wife had died. He stayed in Havana to see it through.

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