Khrushchev Archives

Cold War episode 7 – After Stalin 1953-1956

History / 7 minutes of reading / April 24, 2023 / By HDclump

Cold War episode 7 – After Stalin 1953-1956: Following Stalin’s demise, it becomes possible for change to occur. Khrushchev outwits Malenkov in the struggle for power and embarks on a journey to the West. Citizens of Germany, Poland, and Hungary attempt to rebel against Soviet rule. In 1956, a Hungarian uprising is brutally suppressed by Soviet tanks. The US, committed to containing rather than overthrowing communism, takes no action. Subsequent to Stalin’s unexpected death, Nikita Khrushchev seizes control of the Soviet Union and reverses some of Stalin’s repressive policies. Khrushchev also rekindles relations with Yugoslavia and, […]

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War of Worlds 1963-1991 – The Abyss

History / 3 minutes of reading / January 14, 2022 / By HDclump

War of Worlds 1963-1991 – The Abyss: November 22, 1963. The entire world is in shock. President Kennedy has just been assassinated during a trip to Dallas. Even Khrushchev himself seems touched by the tragic news. In a surprising coincidence, South Vietnamese president Diem was assassinated twenty days earlier, in a coup organized by his generals… The players are changing, but the Vietnam war drags on. America’s new President Johnson sinks his country further into the quagmire of war. Close to three million young Americans discover Hell – the jungle, the unbearable heat, and the Viet Cong, with its tunnels

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War of Worlds 1956-1962 – The Wall

History / 3 minutes of reading / January 8, 2022 / By HDclump

War of Worlds 1956-1962 – The Wall: February 24, 1956. During the Soviet Communist Party’s twentieth Congress, Khrushchev stuns everyone by denouncing Stalin’s crimes. Without denying the ideology, the USSR’s new leader seeks to distance himself from his predecessor and open up to the outside world. “Mister K” is full of surprises. He drinks Pepsi with Nixon and insists on spending a day at Disneyland when he visits America… But behind this clown-like character, the “executioner of the Ukraine” hasn’t gone soft. In 1956, he didn’t hesitate to crush the uprising in Budapest in bloodshed. Now, he is

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