Khrushchev (Magill’s Literary Annual 2004)
At a glance:
- Author: William Taubman
- First Published: 2003
- Type of Work: Biography and history
- Time of Work: 1894-1971
- Setting: The Soviet Union
- Principal Characters: Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, Nina Petrovna Khrushcheva, Leonid Nikitavich Khrushchev, Yulia Nikitichna Khrushcheva, Yulia Leonidova Khrushcheva, Rada Nikitichna Adzhubei, Aleksei Adzhubei, Sergei Nikitavich Khrushchev, Joseph Stalin, Lazar Kaganovich, Lavrenty Beria, Georgy Malenkov, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography
- Subjects: Socialism, Twentieth century, World War II, Politicians, Reformers, Eccentrics or eccentricities, Modernization, Soviet Union or Soviets, Heads of state, Statesmen
- Locales: Soviet Union
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union from 1954 to 1964, left a complicated and often contradictory image in the historical memories of the West and of Russia. Khrushchev publicized the brutal and murderous character of the regime of his predecessor, Joseph Stalin, and he tried to reform the political system he had inherited from Stalin. Under Khrushchev, a nation that had suffered nearly thirty years of state-produced famine, constricting thought control, secret police arrests, and widespread imprisonment and execution of citizens of all ages and backgrounds began...
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