Khrushchev : the man and his era [2003]
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Khrushchev : the man and his era / William Taubman.
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English
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New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., c2003.
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xx, 876 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents Summary
Following the works on Stalin by Dmitrij Volkogonov and Hans-Dietrich Löwe, a major biography of Khrushchev has now also been published. William Taubman, professor at Amherst College in the USA, has worked in the Moscow archives for more than ten years, evaluating the relevant literature, especially the memoirs of Russian contemporaries in administration, politics and the military, and interviewing contemporary witnesses in Russia and in the West. (...)
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Heads of state -> Soviet Union -> Biography.
Soviet Union Politics and government 1953-1985.
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Maps on lining papers.
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1. The Fall: October 1964 -- 2. Kalinovka's Own: 1894-1908 -- 3. Making It as a Metalworker: 1908-1917 -- 4. To Be or Not to Be an Apparatchik: 1918-1929 -- 5. Stalin's Pet: 1929-1937 -- 6. Stalin's Viceroy: 1938-1941 -- 7. Khrushchev at War: 1941-1944 -- 8. Ukrainian Viceroy Again: 1944-1949 -- 9. The Heir Nonapparent: 1949-1953 -- 10. Almost Triumphant: 1953-1955 -- 11. From the Secret Speech to the Hungarian Revolution: 1956 -- 12. The Jaws of Victory: 1956-1957 -- 13. The Wider World: 1917-1957 -- 14. Alone at the Top: 1957-1960 -- 15. The Berlin Crisis and the American Trip: 1958-1959 -- 16. From the U-2 to the UN Shoe: April-September 1960 -- 17. Khrushchev and Kennedy: 1960-1961 -- 18. "A Communist Society Will Be Just about Built by 1980": 1961-1962 -- 19. The Cuban Cure-all: 1962 -- 20. The Unraveling: 1962-1964 -- 21. After the Fall: 1964-1971.
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0393051447
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
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| Book | OSA Archivum Library | General collection | 947.085/2/092 TAU | - | General Stacks | - |
Khrushchev : the man and his era [2003]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Author
Taubman, William, 1940-
General Information
Original Title
Khrushchev : the man and his era / William Taubman.
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Language
English
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Published
New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., c2003.
General Information
Physical Description
xx, 876 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents Summary
Following the works on Stalin by Dmitrij Volkogonov and Hans-Dietrich Löwe, a major biography of Khrushchev has now also been published. William Taubman, professor at Amherst College in the USA, has worked in the Moscow archives for more than ten years, evaluating the relevant literature, especially the memoirs of Russian contemporaries in administration, politics and the military, and interviewing contemporary witnesses in Russia and in the West. (...)
Subjects
Subject
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Heads of state -> Soviet Union -> Biography.
Soviet Union Politics and government 1953-1985.
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Note
Maps on lining papers.
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Content
1. The Fall: October 1964 -- 2. Kalinovka's Own: 1894-1908 -- 3. Making It as a Metalworker: 1908-1917 -- 4. To Be or Not to Be an Apparatchik: 1918-1929 -- 5. Stalin's Pet: 1929-1937 -- 6. Stalin's Viceroy: 1938-1941 -- 7. Khrushchev at War: 1941-1944 -- 8. Ukrainian Viceroy Again: 1944-1949 -- 9. The Heir Nonapparent: 1949-1953 -- 10. Almost Triumphant: 1953-1955 -- 11. From the Secret Speech to the Hungarian Revolution: 1956 -- 12. The Jaws of Victory: 1956-1957 -- 13. The Wider World: 1917-1957 -- 14. Alone at the Top: 1957-1960 -- 15. The Berlin Crisis and the American Trip: 1958-1959 -- 16. From the U-2 to the UN Shoe: April-September 1960 -- 17. Khrushchev and Kennedy: 1960-1961 -- 18. "A Communist Society Will Be Just about Built by 1980": 1961-1962 -- 19. The Cuban Cure-all: 1962 -- 20. The Unraveling: 1962-1964 -- 21. After the Fall: 1964-1971.
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ISBN
0393051447
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Book - 947.085/2/092 TAU
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Book
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OSA Archivum Library
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OSA Archivum Library
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947.085/2/092 TAU
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