The khrushchev era 1953-1964 1st ed

Informationen zum Autor Martin Mccauley Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung In this study all aspects of the Khrushchev era: are explored, 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One: The Background. 1. From Peasant Boy to a Member of Stalin's Elite. Part Two: Descriptive Analysis. 2. Becoming a Strong National Leader, 1953-57. 3. On Top of the World, 1958-62. 4. Decline and Fall, 1963-64. 5.The Unwilling Pensioner, 1964-71. Part Three: Assessment. 6. Courageous Failure. Part Four: Documents. Chronology. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Mccauley, Martin McCauley, Martin (University of London Mccauley
• Publisher: Longman current affairs
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.1995
• EAN: 9780582277762
• ISBN: 978-0-582-27776-2
• Series: Seminar Studies; Seminar Studies In History; Seminar Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Osteuropa, 1960 bis 1969 n. Chr., UdSSR, Sowjetunion, 1950 bis 1959 n. Chr., Europäische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Politische Strukturen und Prozesse