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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. | 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. | ||
During his rule as | 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 == | == Biography == | ||