Stalin picked up the sword with both hands and, holding it horizontally, kissed the scabbard. He then handed it to Marshal Voroshilov, as the blade slid from its sheath and clattered loudly onto the floor. It was considered to be a bad omen, and yet Voroshilov, whose military codename was Yefremov, managed to survive the incident, just as he did everything else over the course of his remarkable career under Stalin and his volatile successors.
Eerlijk gezegd vind ik dat Stalin deze faux pas vooral zelf veroorzaakte.
Eerlijk gezegd vind ik dat Stalin deze faux pas vooral zelf veroorzaakte.
