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'''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''' (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 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. | 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 == | ||