Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (English pronunciation: /nɪˈkiːtə sɜrˈɡeɪ.əvɪtʃ ˈkrʊʃtʃɛv/; Russian: Никита Сергеевич Хрущёв, Nikita Serɡeyevich Khrushchyov, pronounced [nʲɪˈkʲitə sʲɪrˈɡʲejəvʲɪtʃ xruˈɕːof]) (17 April 1894 – 11 September 1971) was a leader of the Soviet Union, serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964,...

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  • Apr 17, 1894

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  • Sep 11, 1971

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  • Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev Quotes

  • “ the construction of a communist society would be completed ‘in the main' by 1980

Politician

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  • Sep 7, 1953
  • Oct 14, 1964

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  • 1959

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