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Khrushchev Nikita Sergeyevich . 1894--1971, Soviet statesman; premier of the Soviet Union (1958--64). After Stalin's death he became first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party (1953--64) and initiated a policy to remove the influence of Stalin (1956). As premier, he pursued a policy of peaceful coexistence with the West, but alienated Communist China How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Russia has muddled from shoe-banging grumps like Nikita Khrushchev in the time of the Soviet Union to perestroika and the oft-imbibing Boris Yeltsin. The text covers Mao's early life, education (shortened by his "spoilt, rebellious nature" that caused his expulsion from several schools), early political involvement, four wives, leadership of the nascent Communist Party and the Long March, the failure of farm collectivization that resulted in widespread famine, meetings with Khrushchev and Nixon, and the deaths of about 70 million Chinese to famine and oppression. In the bad old days near the beginning, Nikita Khrushchev managed to scare the ever-loving crap out of the entire world with the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
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