| The Khrushchev Era 1953-1964 Contributor(s): McCauley, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0582277760 ISBN-13: 9780582277762 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1995 Annotation: When Stalin died in 1953 he left behind a political vacuum and a flawed legacy. By 1957 Khrushchev was the acclaimed national leader and embarked on a major programme of reform. Martin McCauley assesses all aspects of the Khrushchev era, as well as analysing the complex personality of Khrushchev himself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 947.085 |
| LCCN: 95010405 |
| Series: Seminar Studies in History |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.44" W x 8.5" (0.37 lbs) 158 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: History and politics students alike will welcome this new Seminar Study which analyses the Khrushchev era -- a critical period of Soviet and world history. It was Khrushchev who, in 1957, finally filled the political vacuum left by the death of Stalin in 1953. He was an erratic, impulsive, inspirational and innovative leader who addressed the fundamental problems of the country - and yet he was, Martin McCauley argues, "a brilliant failure''. In this study the author explores all aspects of the Khrushchev era: including reforms in agriculture, economic policy, crises in Eastern Europe, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, de-Stalinisation and Khrushchev's attempts to reform the Communist Party. |