Interesting facts about the famous Brezhnev kiss

Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich was kind of humane and soft. It's not for nothing that the time when he ruled the USSR was called a "thaw". He was famous for his eyebrows, orders and medals. But the most famous is Brezhnev's famous kiss. The leader of the USSR was very fond of kissing. And not only with women. Such "honor" from the Secretary-General was bestowed on the most senior representatives of other powers. Indeed, given the status of Brezhnev, almost no one could dodge.

Brezhnev's famous kiss

He concluded as follows: the leader of the USSR concluded a "sacrifice" in his strong arms and kissed first in the left cheek, then - in the right, and at the end - on the lips. Hence the well-known name "Triple Brezhnev".

Where does the famous Brezhnev kiss originate from, is unknown. But there is a suggestion that the whole fault is the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who in 1968 first came to the Soviet Union and quickly gained the confidence of Leonid Ilyich. The fact is that a triple kissing is an Arab tradition, according to which this gesture means mutual trust and disposition towards a person.

A few facts about the famous kiss

1. Traumatic injury. During a kiss with Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito Brezhnev accidentally tore his lip.
2. The only American president who received such "honor" was Jimmy Carter.
3. The most famous and shocking is the kiss of Brezhnev and Honecker. This happened in 1971, when the head of the GDR, Erik Honecker, came to the USSR. As a sign of peace, unity, friendship of peoples and gave him a Brezhnev kiss. The photo of the "brotherly kiss" was even redrawn by the talented Russian artist Vrubel on the Berlin Wall.
4. "Triple Brezhnev" made the famous inconspicuous before this young American choreography teacher Annie Hallman, who, together with the US delegation, arrived in the USSR in 1973. After the soulful speech of the Soviet leader, the girl approached him to give flowers, and ... received the famous kiss of Brezhnev with his inherent dedication and passion!
5. A photo depicting the passionate kiss of Leonid Ilich and Indira Gandhi takes an honorable place in her apartment, converted into a museum.

Those whom the Soviet leader kissed are hard to count, much easier - those who could tactfully evade.

Unsuccessful "Triple Brezhnev"

1. Margaret Thatcher . In 1971, a stiff Englishwoman and "Iron Lady" was able to dodge in time and tactfully from the passionate embraces of the Soviet leader.
2. Fidel Castro . In 1974, the Cuban leader flew for the first time in the USSR. He already knew in advance about the passions of Leonid Ilyich to kiss everyone at the meeting, and also knew that if he allowed it, he would be laughed at home. Therefore, to avoid shame, Fidel descended the ramp of the plane with a huge smoking cigar in his mouth.
3. Nicolae Ceausescu . The Romanian leader was the only one who directly refused to kiss the secretary general, since he was a very squeamish person.

And by the way, scientists have proved that kissing is very useful for health. And, apparently, Leonid Brezhnev knew about this already then. So, kiss on your health!