Cold War People – Episode 6 – Nikita Khrushchev

Hello!

Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the Soviet Union for nearly a decade in the years after Stalin’s death.

rss feed | iTunes | History Podcasts Page

Khrushchev played a major role in some of the most important Cold War events during his time in power in the 1950s and 1960s. The key years of the nuclear arms race, the building of the Berlin wall, and the Cuban Missile Crisis all happened during his time as Soviet leader. But, he had a bloody and intriguing past before then.

rss feed | iTunes | History Podcasts Page

See you next time,

George Levrier-Jones

(Above image courtesy of Keizers)