Khrushchev: The Man and His Era (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393324846)

The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century. Ruler of the Soviet Union during the first decade after Stalin's death, Khrushchev left a contradictory stamp on his country and on the world. His life and career mirror the Soviet experience: revolution, civil war, famine, collectivization, industrialization, terror, world war, cold war, Stalinism, post-Stalinism. Complicit in terrible Stalinist crimes, Khrushchev nevertheless retained his humanity: his daring attempt to reform communism prepared the ground for its eventual collapse; and his awkward efforts to ease the cold war triggered its most dangerous crises.

This is the first comprehensive biography of Khrushchev and the first of any Soviet leader to reflect the full range of sources that have become available since the USSR collapsed. Combining a page-turning historical narrative with penetrating political and psychological analysis, this book brims with the life and excitement of a man whose story personified his era.



Author: William Taubman
ISBN-10: 0393324842
ISBN-13: 9780393324846
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 04/17/2004
Pages: 871
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.52lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.16w x 1.55d
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 04/18/2004 pg. 32
Business Week 06/28/2004 pg. 27
Library Journal 01/01/2017 pg. 52