LEADER 02215oam 2200385 450 001 9910807713903321 005 20210610142640.0 010 $a1-62894-430-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000011689745 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6446309 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011689745 100 $a20210610d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aKhrushchev's putsch $ereversing the socialist program and wrecking the Soviet Union /$fGerhard Schnehen 210 1$aNew York :$cAlgora Publishing,$d[2020] 210 4$d©2020 215 $a1 online resource (144 pages) 311 $a1-62894-428-5 327 $aThe 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. 330 $a"In a compact book built on quotes on primary sources, Schnehen shows that Khrushchev essentially pulled off a coup, eliminating Stalin and then Beria. This opened the future to a radical shift away from the policies that had enabled the Soviet Union to make the hair-raising jump into the modern industrialized world and pulled it through the devastating war. Khrushchev reversed major achievements and brought havoc to the Soviet economy and society"--$cProvided by publisher. 607 $aSoviet Union$xHistory$y1953-1985$vSources 607 $aSoviet Union$xHistory$y1925-1953$vSources 676 $a947.0852092 700 $aSchnehen$b Gerhard$f1949-$01647944 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807713903321 996 $aKhrushchev's putsch$93995789 997 $aUNINA