khrushchev, nikita sergeevich

The relationship between Kennedy and Khrushchev and its impact on the Cold War.

Discusses the continuing political struggles dealt with by President John F. Kennedy in the days following the agreement of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba in October, 1962.

Chronicles the events surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 and examines both Kennedy and Khrushchev as they attempted to jockey for power over nuclear armament in Cuba, how the Kennedy administration reacted, and the public response to the situation.

Follows the life of the man who was head of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964.

The death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 left a political vacuum. By 1957 that vacuum was filled by Nikita Khrushchev. He pushed for economic reforms and more accountability from Communist Party leaders. He wrongly believed that he could accomplish all this without fundamentally changing the system.

Describes the shocking event in 1960 when an U.S. spy plane was shot down in the Soviet Union just prior to a vital summit meeting.

A biography of the man who ruled the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964.