Word: khrushchevism
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...gone through the Stalin purges of the '30s (indeed, his first big jump up the ladder took place then), the Second World War, a new wave of purges, the power struggle following the death of Stalin and the intrigue that led to the overthrow of Khrushchev and catapulted Brezhnev to the top. He seemed at once exuberant and spent, eager to prevail but at minimum risk. He had had enough excitement for one lifetime. None of this, of course, changed the realities of Soviet power, which he was augmenting energetically. And this would have to be balanced...
...survivor. He had lived through the Stalin period, the Molotov era at the Foreign Ministry, and Khrushchev's roller coaster diplomacy. He had been Foreign Minister since...
...Khrushchev once boasted to a foreign visitor that if Gromyko were asked to sit on a block of ice with his pants down, he would do so unquestioningly until ordered to leave it. Brezhnev's humor, though less brutal, made the same point...
...matter of hours a number of Soviet ships bound for Cuba began to change course. The first Soviet ship was halted on the high seas the next day by U.S. naval vessels but allowed to pass following only a "visual" inspection. On Oct. 28, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev officially informed the U.S. that the offending weapons in Cuba would be removed as soon as possible. Kennedy had won the hair-raising showdown...
...Kennedy-Khrushchev understanding, some aspects of which are still secret, established what has been a modus vivendi for the two superpowers: the U.S. agrees not to invade Cuba, and in exchange the Soviets pledge not to base offensive weapons in the country...