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2 days ago · Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1894 – 11 September 1971) was First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) from 1958 to 1964.
2 days ago · Nikita Khrushchev: Premier of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Khrushchev was initially reluctant to back down, but eventually agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba to avoid a nuclear war. Robert Kennedy: Attorney General of the United States and brother of President John F. Kennedy. Robert Kennedy played a key role in the ...
2 days ago · The Sino-Soviet split arose from the ideological clash between Soviet first secretary Khrushchev's policies of De-Stalinisation and peaceful coexistence and Mao Zedong's bellicose and Stalinist policies.
5 days ago · Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on October 28, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. They discuss dealings with Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev for ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.
2 days ago · The Great Purge was denounced by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev following Stalin's death. In his secret speech to the 20th CPSU congress in February 1956 (which was made public a month later), Khrushchev referred to the purges as an "abuse of power" by Stalin which resulted in enormous harm to the country.
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3 days ago · The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. Recognizing the devastating possibility of a nuclear war, Khrushchev turned his ships back. The Soviets agreed to dismantle the weapon sites and, in exchange, the United States agreed not to invade Cuba.
2 days ago · Lead image: The National Stadium in Jakarta was built in 1962 with a loan from the Soviet Union. Its leader Nikita Khrushchev is seen here presenting a model of the building to Sukarno, the Indonesian president, in 1960. Credit: Private archive of interpreter Igor Kashmadze / Courtesy of Mikhail Tsyganov
