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Informationen zum Autor Geoffrey Swain is Alec Nove Professor of Russian and Eastern European Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK. Klappentext This concise, approachable introduction to Khrushchev explores the innovative theme of Khrushchev as reformer, arguing that the 'bumbling' nature of those reforms only partly reflected Khrushchev's uncertainty about how to act. Swain provides a cogent account of Khrushchev's political career and of his wider role in Soviet and world politics. Zusammenfassung This concise! approachable introduction to Khrushchev explores the innovative theme of Khrushchev as reformer! arguing that the 'bumbling' nature of those reforms only partly reflected Khrushchev's uncertainty about how to act. Swain provides a cogent account of Khrushchev's political career and of his wider role in Soviet and world politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Becoming a Party Apparatchik - 1894-1929 2. Stalin's Favourite, 1929-1941 3. Questioning Stalin, 1941-1953 4. Dethroning Stalin, 1953-1956 5. Ousting Stalinists 6. Constructing Communism at Home, 1958-62 7. Confronting Capitalism 8. The Reformer Ousted Conclusion.
