MOSCOW — Yulia Khrushcheva sat in the afternoon shadows of her Moscow kitchen, her delicate fingers brushing back her silver blond hair, talking of the anguish of seeing her family's reputation under ...
Before he made himself king of the Soviet mountain, Nikita Khrushchev fought for and proudly wore the title of king of the Soviet cornfield. Even now, when Soviet agriculture lags, Khrushchev charges ...
The Soviet system trembled the moment Stalin died. His sudden death in March 1953 unleashed fear, rivalries, and secret maneuvering among Beria, Khrushchev, and the party elite. This episode examines ...
The New Year message from Russia was that 1956 would see a full-scale resumption of the cold war. The message was delivered at a carefully planned session of the Supreme Soviet in Moscow at which ...
His successors proclaimed a more liberal socialism. But was it ever real? By Owen Hatherley Mark B Smith’s Exit Stalin tells the history of a Soviet society largely without protest, without violent ...
Russia, Eurasia and Eastern Europe significantly influence the politics, economy and culture of our global society. Since the end of the Cold War and the fall of Communism, the study of Russia, along ...
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