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Valerian Zorin

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Valerian Aleksandrovich Zorin (; 14 January 1902 – 14 January 1986) was a Soviet diplomat best remembered for his famous confrontation with Adlai Stevenson on 25 October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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