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Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev [c] [d] (15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1894 – 11 September 1971) was a Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. He held power as First Secretary of the Communist Party from 1953 to 1964 and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964.
4 years, 270 days Georgy Malenkov (1953–1955) Nikolai Bulganin (1955–1958) Nikita Khrushchev (1958–1964) 13 Alexander Shelepin (1918–1994) 25 December 1958 13 November 1961 2 years, 323 days Nikita Khrushchev (1958–1964) 14 Vladimir Semichastny (1924–2001) 13 November 1961 18 May 1967 5 years, 186 days Nikita Khrushchev (1958–1964)
The instances were: 1) the 2- to 3-year period between Vladimir Lenin's incapacitation and Joseph Stalin's leadership; 2) the three months following Stalin's death; [39] 3) the years between Nikita Khrushchev's fall and Leonid Brezhnev's consolidation of power; [23] and 4) the ailing Konstantin Chernenko's tenure as General Secretary. [60]
De-Stalinization (Russian: десталинизация, romanized: destalinizatsiya) comprised a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953, and the thaw brought about by ascension of Nikita Khrushchev to power, [1] and his 1956 secret speech "On the Cult of Personality and Its ...
The Presidium of the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) was in session from 1961 to 1966. CPSU First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev chaired the Presidium from 1961 to 1964; Leonid Brezhnev succeeded him that year and chaired it until 1966. [1]
The veteran CBS and NBC journalist writes about covering the 1963 Cold War summit between President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Book excerpt: "A Different Russia" by ...
The anti-religious campaign of the Khrushchev era began in 1959, coinciding with the Twenty First Party Congress in the same year. It was carried out by mass closures of churches [ 2 ] [ 3 ] (reducing the number from 22,000 in 1959 [ 4 ] to 13,008 in 1960 and to 7,873 by 1965 [ 5 ] ), monasteries, and convents, as well as of the still-existing ...
Nikita Khrushchev watches filming for the 1960 movie Can-Can at 20th Century Studios while visiting Los Angeles. During the visit, Los Angeles mayor Norris Poulson addressed Khrushchev's "We will bury you" statement made at the Embassy of Poland in Moscow three years prior when delivering welcome remarks. Poulson stated the following: "We do ...