About this episode

The episode discusses Mikoyan's visit to Havana in February 1960 during the Cuban Revolution.

Mikoyan, Soviet deputy premier and ice cream king, rolls into Havana in February 1960 with a 40-person delegation, a science exhibit, and advice for Castro to just take all the American-owned land wit

People in this episode

Hosts: Cameron Reilly, Ray Harris

Topics covered

• Cuban Revolution
• Soviet Union
• Cold War
• Castro
• Havana
• Mikoyan

Keywords

• Mikoyan
• Cuban Revolution
• Havana
• Soviet Union
• Castro
• February 1960

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Soviet

Places: Havana, Cuba

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