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The Peasant Tsar|origin = Kalinovka, Russia}}'''Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev''' (15 April 1894 – 11 September 1971) was a Soviet politician~~. He~~ was the leader of the Soviet Union during part of the [[Cold War]] as the first secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] from 1953 to 1964, as well as the chairman of the Council of Ministers (or premier) from 1958 to 1964.

'''Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev''' (Russian: Никита Сергеевич Хрущёв, Ukrainian: Никита Сергiович Хрущов, 15 April 1894 – 11 September 1971) was a Soviet politician who was the leader of the Soviet Union during part of the [[Cold War]] as the first secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] from 1953 to 1964, as well as the chairman of the Council of Ministers (or premier) from 1958 to 1964.

During his rule as General Secretary, Khrushchev was known for the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union and for backing the progress of the early Soviet space program, as well as several relatively liberal reforms in areas of domestic policy.

== Biography ==

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After the rise of the revolutionary government of [[Imre Nagy]] following the Hungarian Revolution against Soviet rule, Khrushchev opened negotiations with Nagy. However, during the negotiations, Khrushchev refused to accept Nagy's terms and ordered [[Yuri Andropov]] to invade Hungary, before having [[Ivan Serov]] arrest the Hungarian delegation when they arrived to negotiate the withdrawal of Soviet troops. During the Soviet assault, Budapest was destroyed, and many civilians were killed by Soviet troops. After the Soviet victory, thousands of Hungarians were arrested and executed, many of them innocent.

Khrushchev was also known to have ~~agreed~~ to put the missiles in Cuba during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. Later, he apologized to John F. Kennedy, agreeing to not start a war. Khrushchev's party colleagues removed him from power in 1964, replacing him with [[Leonid Brezhnev]] as First Secretary and Alexei Kosygin as Premier.

Khrushchev was also known to have made a deal with [[Fidel Castro]] to put the missiles in Cuba during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. Later, he apologized to John F. Kennedy, agreeing to not start a war. Khrushchev's party colleagues removed him from power in 1964, replacing him with [[Leonid Brezhnev]] as First Secretary and Alexei Kosygin as Premier.

[[~~Category:List~~]]

== Legacy ==

Many of Khrushchev's innovations were reversed after his fall. The requirement that one-third of officials be replaced at each election was overturned, as was the division in the Party structure between industrial and agricultural sectors. His vocational education program for high school students was also dropped, and his plan for sending existing agricultural institutions out to the land was ended. However, new agricultural or vocational institutions thereafter were located outside major cities. When new housing was built, much of it was in the form of high rises rather than Khrushchev's low-rise structures, which lacked elevators or balconies.

Though Khrushchev's strategy failed to achieve the major goals he sought, Aleksandr Fursenko, who wrote a book analyzing Khrushchev's foreign and military policies, argued that the strategy did coerce the West in a limited manner. The agreement that the United States would not invade Cuba has been adhered to. The refusal of the western world to acknowledge East Germany was gradually eroded, and, in 1975, the United States and other NATO members signed the Helsinki Agreement with the USSR and Warsaw Pact nations, including East Germany, setting human rights standards in Europe.

The Russian public's view of Khrushchev remains mixed. According to a major Russian poll, the only eras of the 20th century that Russians evaluate positively are those under Nicholas II, and under Khrushchev. A poll in 2003 of young Russians found that they felt [[Nicholas II]] had done more good than harm, and all other 20th-century Russian leaders more harm than good—except Khrushchev, about whom they were evenly divided. Subsequent polls, however, have found [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]], [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] and [[Leonid Brezhnev|Brezhnev]] the most popular Russian leaders of the century.

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+{{Important}}{{Villain_Infobox|crimes = [[Torture]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>Agreement to put missiles in Cuba<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>Brutally supressing an uprising in Hungary<br>Allowing the Berlin Wall to be built<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]|type of villain = Anti-Villainous Tyrant|Box title = |Image = Nikita-Khrushchev.jpg
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+|occupation = First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (1953 - 1964)<br>Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1958 - 1964)<br>First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine (1937 - 1949)|goals = Denounce Stalin's legacy<br>Place nuclear missiles in Cuba (formerly)|fullname = Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev|alias = Nikita Sergeevič Chruščëv (Russian transliteration)<br>The Peasant Tsar<br>The Butcher of the Ukraine|origin = Kalinovka, Russia}}{{Quote|Yes, I know what Kennedy claims, and he's quite right. But I'm not complaining... We're satisfied to be able to finish off the United States first time round. Once is quite enough. What good does it do to annihilate a country twice? We're not a bloodthirsty people.|Nikita Khrushchev}}
-The Peasant Tsar|origin = Kalinovka, Russia}}'''Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev''' (15 April 1894 – 11 September 1971) was a Soviet politician. He was the leader of the Soviet Union during part of the [[Cold War]] as the first secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] from 1953 to 1964, as well as the chairman of the Council of Ministers (or premier) from 1958 to 1964.
+'''Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev''' (Russian: Никита Сергеевич Хрущёв, Ukrainian: Никита Сергiович Хрущов, 15 April 1894 – 11 September 1971) was a Soviet politician who was the leader of the Soviet Union during part of the [[Cold War]] as the first secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] from 1953 to 1964, as well as the chairman of the Council of Ministers (or premier) from 1958 to 1964.
 During his rule as General Secretary, Khrushchev was known for the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union and for backing the progress of the early Soviet space program, as well as several relatively liberal reforms in areas of domestic policy.
 == Biography ==
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 After the rise of the revolutionary government of [[Imre Nagy]] following the Hungarian Revolution against Soviet rule, Khrushchev opened negotiations with Nagy. However, during the negotiations, Khrushchev refused to accept Nagy's terms and ordered [[Yuri Andropov]] to invade Hungary, before having [[Ivan Serov]] arrest the Hungarian delegation when they arrived to negotiate the withdrawal of Soviet troops. During the Soviet assault, Budapest was destroyed, and many civilians were killed by Soviet troops. After the Soviet victory, thousands of Hungarians were arrested and executed, many of them innocent.
-Khrushchev was also known to have agreed to put the missiles in Cuba during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. Later, he apologized to John F. Kennedy, agreeing to not start a war. Khrushchev's party colleagues removed him from power in 1964, replacing him with [[Leonid Brezhnev]] as First Secretary and Alexei Kosygin as Premier.
+Khrushchev was also known to have made a deal with [[Fidel Castro]] to put the missiles in Cuba during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. Later, he apologized to John F. Kennedy, agreeing to not start a war. Khrushchev's party colleagues removed him from power in 1964, replacing him with [[Leonid Brezhnev]] as First Secretary and Alexei Kosygin as Premier.
-[[Category:List]]
+== Legacy ==
+Many of Khrushchev's innovations were reversed after his fall. The requirement that one-third of officials be replaced at each election was overturned, as was the division in the Party structure between industrial and agricultural sectors. His vocational education program for high school students was also dropped, and his plan for sending existing agricultural institutions out to the land was ended. However, new agricultural or vocational institutions thereafter were located outside major cities. When new housing was built, much of it was in the form of high rises rather than Khrushchev's low-rise structures, which lacked elevators or balconies.
+Though Khrushchev's strategy failed to achieve the major goals he sought, Aleksandr Fursenko, who wrote a book analyzing Khrushchev's foreign and military policies, argued that the strategy did coerce the West in a limited manner. The agreement that the United States would not invade Cuba has been adhered to. The refusal of the western world to acknowledge East Germany was gradually eroded, and, in 1975, the United States and other NATO members signed the Helsinki Agreement with the USSR and Warsaw Pact nations, including East Germany, setting human rights standards in Europe.
+The Russian public's view of Khrushchev remains mixed. According to a major Russian poll, the only eras of the 20th century that Russians evaluate positively are those under Nicholas II, and under Khrushchev. A poll in 2003 of young Russians found that they felt [[Nicholas II]] had done more good than harm, and all other 20th-century Russian leaders more harm than good—except Khrushchev, about whom they were evenly divided. Subsequent polls, however, have found [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]], [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] and [[Leonid Brezhnev|Brezhnev]] the most popular Russian leaders of the century.
 [[Category:Male]]
 [[Category:Torturer]]
 [[Category:Tyrants]]
 [[Category:Communist]]
+[[Category:Anti - Villain]]
 [[Category:Anti-Religious]]
 [[Category:Anti-Christian]]
 [[Category:Cold war villains]]
 [[Category:Redeemed]]
-[[Category:Remorseful]]
 [[Category:Modern Villains]]
 [[Category:Mass Murderers]]
 [[Category:Soviet Villains]]
-[[Category:Russian Villains]]
+[[Category:Russia]]
 [[Category:Corrupt Officials]]
-[[Category:Evil vs Evil]]
+[[Category:Evil vs. Evil]]
 [[Category:Lawful Evil]]
 [[Category:Anti-LGBT]]
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 [[Category:Scapegoat]]
 [[Category:Usurper]]
+[[Category:Hegemony]]
+[[Category:Anti-Catholic]]
+[[Category:Islamophobes]]
+[[Category:Iconoclasts]]
+[[Category:Oppressors]]
+[[Category:Failure-Intolerant]]
+[[Category:Military]]
+[[Category:Control Freaks]]
+[[Category:Anti-Semitic]]
+[[Category:Extremists]]
+[[Category:Warlords]]
+[[Category:Master Manipulator]]
+[[Category:Mastermind]]
+[[Category:Propagandist]]
 [[Category:Political]]
-[[Category:Hegemony]]
+[[Category:Misogynists]]
+[[Category:Xenophobes]]
+[[Category:Ableist]]
+[[Category:Supremacists]]
+[[Category:Charismatic]]