- Emerged as a leaver of the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin in 1953.
- Although he was a committed communist, Khruschev wanted to move away from the brutal policies of Stalin.
- He criticised Stalin's policies during a congress of the Soviet Communist Party in 1956 and encouraged De-Stalinisation
- In international relations Khruschev adopted a softer tone towards the West than Stalin had.
- He believed that the superpowers should accept each others existence, and put forward the idea of 'peaceful co-existance'.
-Yet when soviet power was under attack, Khruschev made threats to the West.
- His language was often colourful and undiplomatic.The Soviet climbdown during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was a personal embarrassment from which he never recoverd.
- He was sacked by the Soviet politburo in 1964 and died quietly in retirement in 1971
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