Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was a Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War as the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and as chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964.Nikita KhrushchevChapter 1: Short History of Nikita KhrushchevChapter 2: Party official2.1 Kaganovich protégé2.2 Involvement in purgesChapter 3: World War II3.1 War against GermanyChapter 4: Rise to power4.1 Stalin''s final years4.2 Struggle for controlChapter 5: Leader (1953–1964)5.1 Liberalization and the arts5.2 Political reform5.3 Agricultural policy5.4 Education5.5 Anti-religious campaign5.6 Foreign and defense policies5.7 United States and allies5.8 U-2 and Berlin crisis (1960–1961)5.9 Cuban Missile Crisis and the test ban treaty (1962–1964)5.10 Eastern Europe5.11 ChinaChapter 6: RemovalChapter 7: Life in retirementChapter 8: Death 8.1 LegacyChapter 9: History of the Soviet Union (1953–1964)9.1 Reforms and Khrushchev''s fall