Word: khrushchevism
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Many other Russian cover subjects were liquidated, physically or politically-Beria, Bulganin, Malenkov, Molotov-after the emergence of Nikita Khrushchev. He made his first appearance on TIME'S cover a few months after Stalin's death, as head of the Economic Reform Program, again-and still-struggling with the perennially sagging Soviet economy. Soviet Russia is always ready to create heroes, as in the case of the cosmonauts, and always ready to forget them-if not physically remove them from their tombs. One of TIME'S Russia covers presented famed Shock Worker Alexis Stakhanov...
That predictability is now lacking. For one thing, some of the old verities no longer seem so true. The Communist world is not monolithic, and Russia's Khrushchev is beset by economic and political difficulties that would make any Western statesman blanch with dismay (see cover story in THE WORLD). Moreover, in recent months new men have become heads of government in three of the West's four most powerful nations. Konrad Adenauer, Harold Macmillan, and even John Kennedy in his relatively short tenure were known quantities. Their reactions to given challenges could be foretold with considerable accuracy...
...communique neglected to mention some differences of opinion-particularly in trade policy toward Communist nations. One thing that Home did inherit from Macmillan was a belief that Khrushchev has renounced nuclear war as an instrument of foreign policy, and that the West would be better served by dealing with a fat Communist than with a lean and hungry one. Home, therefore, is anxious to expand trade with Communism. Britain is holding elections this year, and the idea is politically popular. But Johnson disagreed with his thesis. And, as it happens, he too is up for election...
...truth is not likely to be made known to the American people, however, because Chief Justice Earl Warren, the head of the investigating commission, has prejudged the case, Bunker added. "Immediately after the assassination, both Warren and Khrushchev stated that Kennedy's death was the result of hate stirred up by right-wing groups. I can only hope that the similarity of these statement is an unfortunate coincidence...
...very formidable political figure." She tried for nearly two years to prevent the Pentagon from promoting Actor James Stewart to brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve; she didn't think he warranted the rank. And when Maggie denounced the nuclear test ban treaty last year, Nikita Khrushchev was moved to observe: "It is hard to believe how a woman, if she is not the devil in disguise of a woman, can make such a malicious, man-hating call...