Nikita Khrushchev and the creation of a superpower [2000]
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Original Title
Nikita Khrushchev and the creation of a superpower / Sergei N. Khrushchev ; translated by Shirley Benson ; foreword by William Taubman ; annotations by William C. Wohlforth.
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Uniform Title
Nikita Khrushchev.
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Language
English
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Published
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2000.
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Physical Description
xviii, 765 p., [64] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents Summary
"How did Khrushchev manage not only to survive Stalin but to succeed him? What led him to denounce his former master? How could a man of minimal formal education direct the affairs of a vast intercontinental empire in the nuclear age? Why did Khrushchev's attempt to ease East-West tensions result in two of the worst crises of the Cold War in Berlin and Cuba? To resolve these and other contradictions, we need more than policy documents from archives and memoirs from associates. We need first-hand testimony by family members who knew Khrushchev best, especially by his only surviving son, Sergei, in whom he often confided"--foreword by William Taubman
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Subject Terms
Heads of state -> Soviet Union -> Biography.
World politics -> 1945-
Soviet Union Politics and government 1953-1985.
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Note
Abridged and translated from: Nikita Khrushchev : krizisy i rakety.
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ISBN
0271019271 (alk. paper)
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | General collection | 947.0852092 KHR | - | General Stacks | - |
Nikita Khrushchev and the creation of a superpower [2000]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Author
Khrushchev, Sergei, 1935-2020.
General Information
Original Title
Nikita Khrushchev and the creation of a superpower / Sergei N. Khrushchev ; translated by Shirley Benson ; foreword by William Taubman ; annotations by William C. Wohlforth.
General Information
Uniform Title
Nikita Khrushchev.
General Information
Language
English
General Information
Published
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2000.
General Information
Physical Description
xviii, 765 p., [64] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents Summary
"How did Khrushchev manage not only to survive Stalin but to succeed him? What led him to denounce his former master? How could a man of minimal formal education direct the affairs of a vast intercontinental empire in the nuclear age? Why did Khrushchev's attempt to ease East-West tensions result in two of the worst crises of the Cold War in Berlin and Cuba? To resolve these and other contradictions, we need more than policy documents from archives and memoirs from associates. We need first-hand testimony by family members who knew Khrushchev best, especially by his only surviving son, Sergei, in whom he often confided"--foreword by William Taubman
Subjects
Subject
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971.
Khrushchev, Sergei, 1935-2020.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Heads of state -> Soviet Union -> Biography.
World politics -> 1945-
Soviet Union Politics and government 1953-1985.
Bibliographic Information
Note
Abridged and translated from: Nikita Khrushchev : krizisy i rakety.
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Library Special Collection
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
0271019271 (alk. paper)
Holdings
Book - 947.0852092 KHR
Item Type
Book
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Call Number
947.0852092 KHR
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
-