An inside account of the man and his era, by his son, sergei khrushchev sergei khrushchev, william taubman on. Nikita khrushchev and the creation of a superpower by. All citations from this book include reference to the publications in which the articles. For years, khrushchev the younger has studied his fathers leadership.
Khrushchev s son, sergei, would later state that this cordial reception was due to eisenhower asking mayor christopher to do some damage control after what. The authors make the subject become human and not just an obscure figure in a history book. Nikita khrushchev and the creation of a superpower sergei khrushchev this book is far more than a casual exculpatory portrait by a member of the family. And still, after the cold war, americanrussian relations are based on many misunderstandings. Nikita khrushchev s most popular book is khrushchev remembers. Khrushchev was born in 1935 when his father was moscow party chief. This openness, however, actually allowed khrushchev greater control over the committee. Historians, scholars, filmmakers and journalists gathered for a 50th anniversary retrospective on the 1962 cuban missile crisis. More is known about nikita khrushchev than about many former soviet leaders. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Americanrussian relations are based on many misunderstandings. It was a photo of a young sergei khrushchev when he was a nuclear engineer being given a medal for producing nuclear missiles. Sergei khrushchev has been living in the united states since emigrating from the soviet union in 1991 and is a naturalized american. Opinion the eyeball to eyeball myth and the cuban missile.
Without his memoirs, neither the rise and fall of the soviet union nor the history of. Sergei khrushchev was employed in a number of positions in the donbas area of far eastern ukraine, working as a. The united states rightly won, and khrushchev was soon swept from power. This book is far more than a casual exculpatory portrait by a member of the family. From 19581968, he was an engineer, then deputy section head in charge of guidance systems for missile and space design. Based on many years of critical current history study of the cuban missile crisis, the hard core includes 43 letters and declarations, nearly all by kennedy, khrushchev, and castro, covering the crisis. Khrushchev speakingspeaking in voice that often is his familiar. He earned his soviet doctoral degree from the ukrainian academy of science, a phd from the moscow technical university.
Nikita khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth. This is an original book in form and contents, tied to multimedia platforms on a website. Nikita khrushchev ebook written by william taubman, sergei khrushchev, abbott gleason. Many of them were of nikita khrushchev, but one caught my attention. He says that those who were around kennedy and who wrote books and. From 19681991, he served at the control computer institute in moscow, rising from section head to first deputy director in charge of research.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. There are flashbacks to earlier periods in khrushchev s life and chapter 6 and the conclusion discuss the familys difficulties in erecting a memorial at his grave as well as the authors comments about the changing official view of khrushchev up to 1989 just before the book was published. Sergei khrushchev editor, george shriver translator 4. Nikita khrushchev has 25 books on goodreads with 17 ratings. In the first two volumes, published by pennsylvania state university press in 2005 and 2006, respectively, khrushchev tells the story.
From 19681991, khrushchev served at the control computer institute in. Books by nikita khrushchev author of khrushchev remembers. From 196891, he served at the control computer institute in moscow, rising from section head to first deputy director in charge of research. The author does offer some psychological aspects of a family on the move from obscurity to prominence. Cuban missile crisis, a 50th anniversary retrospective c. Sergei nikitich khrushchev russian retired engineer and the son of former soviet premier. Khrushchev holds several advanced engineering degrees. He now resides in the united states where he is a senior fellow at the watson institute for international studies at brown university in providence, rhode island. Nikita khrushchev by william taubman, sergei khrushchev. Because sergei khrushchev intends to deal only with those matters he discussed with his father or personally witnessed, he leaves out much of the early life, except for a short memoir composed by his mother, but he supplements the narrative with portions of the full. Shop amongst our popular books, including 7, memoirs of nikita khrushchev, spy pilot and more from sergei khrushchev.
His parents, sergei khrushchev and xeniya khrushcheva, were poor peasants of russian origin, and had a daughter two years nikitas junior, irina. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The guest interviewer was sergei khrushchev, the son of nikita khrushchev, who was one of the people interviewed by mr. From the soviet union of nikita khrushchev to todays. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read nikita khrushchev. Sergei khrushchev has been a senior fellow since 1996 and a senior visiting scholar from 19911996 at the thomas j. That is nikita khrushchevs daughter, and she is wearing a mink coat for which. Project muse nikita khrushchev and the creation of a. Nikita khrushchev goes to hollywood lunch with the soviet leader was tinseltowns hottest ticket, with famous celebrities including marilyn monroe and dean martin. Memoirs of nikita khrushchev volume 3 statesman 19531964 edited by sergei khrushchev memoirs translated by george shriver supplementary material translated by stephen shen. What a pleasure it was to read nikita khrushchev the book flows smoothly and evenly except for those long russian nameswithout interruption.
This is the third and last volume of the only complete and fully reliable englishlanguage version of the memoirs of the soviet leader nikita khrushchev. After he became a control systems engineer and went to work for leading soviet. Sergei khrushchev is the author of khrushchev on khrushchev 3. Publication by the intellectual freedom blog does not constitute an endorsement of the content or represent the official position. From 1968 to 1991, he served at the control computer institute in moscow, where he rose from section head to first deputy director in charge of research. More is known about nikita khrushchev than about many former soviet leaders, partly because of his own efforts to communicate through speeches, interviews, and memoirs. Early career of a peasant family, he worked in the plants and mines of ukraine, joined the communist party in 1918, and in 1929 was sent to moscow for further study. Edited by sergei khrushchev nikita khrushchev was one of the most important political leaders of the twentieth century.
The book presents and interprets new information on khrushchevs struggle for power, public attitudes toward him, his role in agricultural reform and cultural politics, and such foreign policy issues as eastwest relations, nuclear strategy, and relations with germany. It was written by khrushchev s son, sergei khrushchev, who was in a unique position to document not only the events, but the man behind the events in the soviet union. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For the first time, the proceedings of the committee were made public in book form, a practice which was continued at subsequent meetings. Because sergei khrushchev intends to deal only with those matters he. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recyclable packaging with free. While researching a 2008 book on the missile crisis, i plotted the. How my father and president kennedy saved the world. A partial version of his memoirs was published in three volumes in 1970, 1974, and 1990, and a. But how did cuba look from the windows of the kremlin during the cold war. The khrushchev thaw refers to the period from the early 1950s to the early 1960s when repression and censorship in the soviet union were relaxed, and millions of soviet political prisoners were released from gulag labor camps due to nikita khrushchevs policies of destalinization and peaceful coexistence. List of books and articles about nikita khrushchev.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Sergei nikitich khrushchev, born in july 2, 1935 is the son of former soviet premier nikita khrushchev. Khrushchevs image in the light of glasnost and perestroika jstor. In this speech, khrushchev described the damage done by joseph stalins. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. From the soviet union of nikita khrushchev to todays russia. Damage control the spoils of war series by gordon kent. Nikita khrushchev and the creation of a superpower is an exciting and easily readable account of one of the major players during the cold war.
A filial but revealing semibiography of nikita khrushchev by his son, now at the institute for international studies at brown. After the launch of sputnik, soviet leader nikita khrushchev bragged that his countrys factories were turning out missiles like sausages and greatly. Sergei khrushchev discusses the situation in the ukraine as well as the book k blows top. Nikita khrushchev, memoirs of nikita khrushchev, volum ed. Acting to avert a naval showdown, the soviet premier, nikita s. Nikita khrushchev and the creation of a superpower revised. The missile gap myth and its progeny arms control association.
Buy nikita khrushchev and the creation of a superpower new ed by khrushchev, sergei isbn. An inside account of the man and his era, by his son, sergei khrushchev. Khrushchev, sergei nikitich encyclopedia astronautica. Nikita khrushchev and the creation of a superpower. Khrushchev, son of former soviet prime minister nikita khrushchev, is a senior fellow at the watson institute. In this book sergei tells the story of how the cold war happened in reality from the russian side, not from the american side, and this is his most important contribution. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Nikita khrushchev 18941971 led the soviet union during the height of the cold war, serving as premier from 1958 to 1964. For unexplained reasons, the appearance of these memoirs is ignored by sergei khrushchev, other than a brief note that they exist. The second chapter of sergei khrushchevs memoirs was seri alized in four issues. An engineer by training, sergei khrushchev immigrated with his wife to the united states in 1991, eventually becoming a historian and a professor at brown university and a u.
Sergei khrushchev s observations are worth the price of admission. Home, for the favorite son of the late soviet leader nikita khrushchev, is a clapboard ranch house in the providence burbsa twobedroom model surrounded by look. Nikita khrushchev and the creation of a superpower pikes. Nikita khrushchev 18941971 led the soviet union during the height. Nikita khrushchev and the creation of a superpower by sergei khrushchev.
From the ukrainian academy of science, he earned his doctoral. To help keep our communities safe, all our retail locations are temporarily closed until further notice. Sergei khrushchev s observations are worth the price of. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards. Khrushchev and the creation of a superpower is devoid of useful insights, however. Smuggling nikita khrushchev s memoirs out of the ussr. Khrushchev s interests is the history of soviet missiles and space development, in which he played an active role, from 19581968. A filial but revealing semibiography of nikita khrushchev by his son, now at the institute for international studies at.
61 660 845 46 677 423 22 467 1123 1497 1497 851 1161 1388 1044 442 113 1491 541 1149 582 556 1518 1092 1237 943 152 248 305 459 1034 420 140 1062