Definition of Khrushchev

1. Noun. Soviet statesman and premier who denounced Stalin (1894-1971).


Definition of Khrushchev

1. Proper noun. English transliteration of the Russian surname ''??????'' (Xruš?óv). ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Khrushchev

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Khorasam
Khordad
Khoresm
Khorezm
Khorgas
Khorgos
Khorramshahr
Khotanese
Khowar
Khowarazm
Khowarezm
Khowarizm
Khronos
Khrushchev (current term)
Khuen
Khulna
Khulna District
Khulna Division
Khurrite
Khurrites
Khwarazm
Khwarezm
Khwarezmia
Khwarizm
Khwarshi
Ki

Literary usage of Khrushchev

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lenin's Legacy: The Story of the Cpsu by Robert G. Wesson (1978)
"Their case was thereby lost, because Khrushchev had filled the committee with his supporters ... Moreover, Khrushchev was generally well liked in the party, ..."

2. The Other Side of the Table: The Soviet Approach to Arms Control by Michael Mandelbaum (1990)
"Khrushchev, and the Test Ban, p. 18; and Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, ... Seaborg, Kennedy, Khrushchev. and the Test Ban, pp. 4 1 and 59. 37. ..."

3. The Cold War in Asia edited by James G. Hershberg (1996)
"Khrushchev probably decided to let the Poles begin the 8th Plenum for a number of ... I can imagine, during the most heated moments, Khrushchev and Gomulka ..."

4. The New Detente: Rethinking East-West Relations by Mary Kaldor, Gerard Holden, Richard A. Falk (1989)
"On 15 June Khrushchev delivered a speech in Moscow and gave the West an ultimatum regarding ... Early in August, Khrushchev even threatened to start general ..."

5. 54 by Wu Ming (2005)
"What was certain was that before going into action, Khrushchev would make sure he ... When Khrushchev gave the order to arrest Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria, ..."

6. Documents of Dissent: Chinese Political Thought Since Mao by James Chester Cheng (1980)
"Khrushchev came to China because of this problem. ... In 1960, a battle was waged with Khrushchev. You see that these problems have occurred among socialist ..."

7. Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe by Richard Felix Staar (1982)
"Thus the fall of Khrushchev at first caused general bewilderment across almost the whole of Eastern Europe. Whereas previous changes of this kind had been ..."

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