Sometimes rambling, but consistently interesting memoirs by the leader of the ussr in the 50s and early 60s. Todays post is written by david langbart, an archivist in the textual records division at the national archives at college park. Nikita khrushchev, author of khrushchev remembers, on librarything. Strobe talbott second concluding volume of the authors oral. Certainly the most colorful soviet leader, khrushchev is best remembered for his dramatic. The last testament by nikita khrushchev and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The soviets had no more intention of using their nuclear arsenal than we did, but just as we thought they were crazy enough to use theirs, they thought we were crazy. Time magazine eventually donated its copy to columbia university. Nikita khrushchev 18941971 first secretary of the communist party of the soviet union 19531964. Copies in library not available while library buildings are closed. He served as first secretary of the communist party of the soviet union, and as chairman of the council of ministers, or.
Khrushchev and khrushchevism, 1987 online research library. Khrushchev, nikita sergeevich 18941971 khrushchev, sergea khrushchev, nikita d. Khrushchev and the president of the college, thomas boase, lead the way. May 15, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Khrushchev him nation, a warmth of feeling, a sturdy selfreliance, and at times fself explains why he is finally speaking out. I tell these stories the recklessness of a born gambler. Corrections to text of nikita khrushchevs vremia, liudi, vlast handwritten by sergei khrushchev while he was preparing the english translation of his fathers memoirs. Khrushchev remembers the last testament by khrushchev. Books by nikita khrushchev author of khrushchev remembers. Memoirs by nikita sergeevich khrushchev, 1990, little, brown edition, in english 1st ed.
Nikita khrushchevs most popular book is khrushchev remembers. Early career of a peasant family, he worked in the plants and mines of ukraine, joined the communist party in 1918, and in 1929 was sent to moscow for further study. Khrushchev and khrushchevism, 1987 online research. Strobe talbott an authentic record of nikita kruschevs. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising.
Is khrushchev remembers considered a credible book. The three screen shots displayed here show portions of tape at different. The other copy was returned to the khrushchev family and is still in russia. Nikita khrushchev by william taubman, sergei khrushchev. Khrushchev remembers by nikita sergeevich khrushchev and a great. Nikita sergeyevich khrushchev was a politician who led the soviet union. Khrushchev, nikita sergeevich, 18941971, heads of state soviet union biography, soviet union politics and government 19361953, soviet union politics and government 19531985 publisher. Khrushchev remembers by nikita sergeevich khrushchev, 1971, bantam books edition, khrushchev remembers. The definitive biography of the mercurial soviet leader who succeeded and denounced stalin. Ruler of the soviet union during the first decade after stalins death, khrushchev left a contradictory stamp on his country and on the world. It is testimony to the temper of russia today that such a man is kept under house arrest or, now, in a hospital isolated from his. Introductions by edward crankshaw and jerrold schecter, translated and edited by strobe talbott, revd by harrison e salisbury. Jan 31, 2017 nikita khrushchev, khrushchev remembers.
Khrushchev, nikita sergeevich, and crankshaw, edward. In 1974, after khrushchev s death, a second volume was published. Never before, in all the years since the great russian revolution, have we had access to the intimate political reminiscences of a soviet leader. List of books and articles about nikita khrushchev. Some images in the original version of this book are not available for inclusion in the ebook. We must give credit to the allies in the rubble of stalingrad, red army infantrymen moved forward in 1943 to finish off the nazi sixth army. Memoirs by nikita sergeevich khrushchev, 1990, little, brown edition, in english.
An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Khrushchev summary photograph shows president eisenhower, soviet premier nikita khrushchev, and others standing on steps in front of a building in washington d. In digitized format the fourtrack tapes can be viewed on a computer screen as a set of four linear graphs. Never before have we had the opportunity to penetrate to the power center of the kremlin itself as we do now in tehse. Nikita khrushchev has 22 books on goodreads with 1168 ratings. Some might say dry at times but also a fascinating window into the world of the defunct ussr. Khrushchev remembers is a unique and enthralling historical first. This volume, together with it sequel khrushchev remembers. Jan 03, 1971 khrushchev is, finally, one of the great figures of our times. List of books and articles about nikita khrushchev online. Khrushchev remembers by nikita khrushchev goodreads. Khrushchev by william taubman overdrive rakuten overdrive. The question of authenticity of the book was of interest to all readers, but critically important to american officials. Part ii days of disaster, the final victory and a surprising admission.
The circumstance surrounding the publication of the memoirs of thenretired former soviet premier nikita khrushchev under the guidance of time, inc. Search for more suggested terms to look for include diary, diaries, letters, papers, documents, documentary or correspondence. His parents, sergei khrushchev and xeniya khrushcheva, were poor peasants of russian origin, and had a daughter two years nikitas junior, irina. In 1974, after khrushchevs death, a second volume was published. There was a great deal of controversy in its time as to whether these were genuine or not. Khrushchev was born on 15 april 1894, in kalinovka, a village in what is now russias kursk oblast, near the present ukrainian border. Khrushchev remembers book king county library system. Also khrushchev tipping his hat while standing beside eisenhower. This work is a biography that brings to light one of the most secretive figures of the ussr. Khrushchev remembers the glasnost tapes is available in our digital library an online access to it is set as public so you can download it instantly. By then the controversy had died down, but curiosity lingered about the authors motivation and method.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The soviet authorities denounced khrushchev remembers as a cia hoax. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Printout of three screen shots of the fourtrack audio tapes. Khrushchev, as a dedicated marxistleninist, turned his back on the market mechanism as a way out of the economic problems facing the country. Khrushchev is, finally, one of the great figures of our times. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As would be expected, a number of issues, which had atthattime possible repercussions. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. I recently checked it out from the library first time someone has done so since 1975, in fact and while the topic is one im interested in, i have to question the translatorpublishers story of how they got it. Our digital library hosts in multiple locations, allowing you to get the most less latency time to download any of our books like this one. Click the title for location and availability information. Nikita khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text.
With a foreward by edward crankshaw and an introduction by jerrold l. As noted in the previous post, little, brown and company published the memoir of nikita khrushchev, khrushchev remembers, in late december 1970. See all 12 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Strobe talbott second concluding volume of the authors oral memoirs. Khrushchev remembers by nikita sergeevich khrushchev and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sergei khrushchev was employed in a number of positions in the donbas area of far eastern ukraine, working as a. Khrushchev remembers nikita sergeevich khrushchev, strobe talbott, edward crankshaw on. A selection of booksebooks available in trible library. See all 12 formats and editions hide other formats and. Khrushchev, initially, saw the party as the main instrument of change, yet in the end he. Department of state to all diplomatic posts and the consulates at munich and hong kong, telegram 192799, november 25, 1970, file pol 6 ussr, 197073 subjectnumeric file, rg.
In july 1970, when nikita khrushchev was in hospital, the kgb confiscated the original tapes. Written in 1970 some years of khrushchev fell from power oct. One of the more interesting escapades of the cold war was the publication in the early 1970s of the book khrushchev remembers. Nikita khrushchev, edward crankshaw, strobe talbott. If youre looking for a free download links of nikita khrushchev pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Z library is one of the largest online libraries in the world that contains over 4,960,000 books and 77,100,000 articles. Photograph of nikita khrushchev, sergei khrushchev and sergeis son, also named nikita, taken in 1961 by wellknown portrait photographer yousuf karsh year.