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Apr 2, 2014 · Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev publicized Stalin's crimes, was a major player in the Cuban Missile Crisis and established a more open form of Communism in the USSR. Updated: Jun 11, 2020....
Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Leader, Cold War, Reforms: After Stalin’s death in March 1953 and the execution of the powerful state security chief, Lavrenty Beria—which Khrushchev engineered—he engaged in a power struggle with Malenkov, who was Stalin’s heir apparent.
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Nikita Khrushchev . Nikita Khrushchev, 1960. Nikita Khrushchev, (born April 17, 1894, Kalinovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died Sept. 11, 1971, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Soviet leader. The son of a miner, he joined the Communist Party in 1918.
u. v. w. x. y. z. Nikita Khrushchev, at the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963. © Khrushchev was leader of the Soviet Union from 1955 until 1964, succeeding Joseph Stalin. He presided...
Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1953-1964. Certainly the most colorful Soviet leader, Khrushchev is best remembered for his dramatic ...
Jun 8, 2018 · N ikita Khrushchev was the most colorful Soviet leader during the Cold War. After being a loyal supporter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (1879–1953; see entry) through his early political career, Khrushchev denounced Stalin's policies when he assumed Soviet leadership in the mid-1950s.
Oct 29, 2018 · Nikita Khrushchev (April 15, 1894—September 11, 1971) was the leader of the Soviet Union during a critical decade of the Cold War. His leadership style and expressive personality came to represent Russian's hostility toward the United States in the eyes of the American public.