Word: khrushchevism
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...Nikita Khrushchev doesn't swing, according to Benny Goodman...
Katayev labeled as a "strange interpretation" any attempt to discern in Khrushchev's recent attack on modern art any limitation on freedom of expression. "Khrushchev's statement applied specifically to art; it did not carry over to the theatre, writing, or any other area," he said. "And," quipped Rozov, "why shouldn't we argue about abstract...
Adhesive Quality. It was a torn and tattered party, which was rent even further by the Tories' 1959 landslide. But when his leadership was challenged, Gaitskell met the test. To the ban-the-bombers, who threatened to take over the party, Gaitskell fumed: "Go tell Mr. Khrushchev to ban his bomb. Go and see what it's like to deal with Soviet tanks and Soviet police like the Hungarian people." Victory over the unilateralists finally made Gaitskell's power absolute, and in the next two years he set out to rally the party behind a unified policy...
...Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin when suddenly a convoy of official cars raced up to the Wall from the Communist sector of the city. Out swarmed dozens of Russian security men around a familiar portly figure decked out in a black astrakhan cap and grey overcoat. It was Nikita Khrushchev all right, and he promptly proceeded to give one of his impromptu theatrical performances. Grinning broadly, he mugged for photographers, gaily waved a pudgy finger at the barbed wire and steel barrier, then ambled over for a chat with a busload of astonished Italian newsmen. Asking for "someone who speaks...
Stalin used to pretend that the interests of the Soviet Union and those of the Communist Parties of East Europe were identical; Khrushchev is now reaping the unhappy results of this untruth. How likely is it that we an impress a parallel idea on West Europe...