Khrushchev's putsch : reversing the socialist program and wrecking the Soviet Union / / Gerhard Schnehen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910794460103321
• Autore: Schnehen Gerhard <1949->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Algora Publishing, , [2020]; ©2020
• ISBN: 1-62894-430-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (144 pages)
• Disciplina: 947.0852092
• Soggetti: Soviet Union History 1953-1985 Sources; Soviet Union History 1925-1953 Sources
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: The arrest (or murder?) of Beria, June, 26, 1953 by the Soviet military -- The Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, July 2-7, 1953 -- The secret trial against Beria, Merkulov, Dekanozov and others, Dec. 18-23, 1953 -- Other political trials, 1954-1956 -- The liquidation of the "Anti-Party Group" by Khrushchev and Zhukov, June 1957 -- Working hypothesis for further analysis -- The main charges against Beria and their refutation -- Beria's reform initiatives during his interregnum -- Khrushchev's capitalist reforms and their outcome -- Verification of the working hypothesis.
• Sommario/riassunto: "In a compact book built on quotes on primary sources, Schnehen shows that Khrushchev essentially pulled off a coup, eliminating Stalin and then Beria. This opened the future to a radical shift away from the policies that had enabled the Soviet Union to make the hair-raising jump into the modern industrialized world and pulled it through the devastating war. Khrushchev reversed major achievements and brought havoc to the Soviet economy and society"--