Khrushchev

by Geoffrey Swain

This concise, approachable introduction to Khrushchev explores the innovative theme of Khrushchev as reformer, arguing that the 'bumbling' nature of those reforms only partly reflected Khrushchev's uncertainty about how to act. Swain provides a cogent account of Khrushchev's political career and of his wider role in Soviet and world politics.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

Geoffrey Swain is the Alec Nove Chair in Russian and East European Studies at the University of Glasgow.