10 Quotes & Sayings By Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was a Soviet politician and revolutionary. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1961. He served as head of state from 1953 until his ouster in 1964. Born into a poor peasant family in Kalinovka, Kursk Province, Khrushchev was educated at a local school, then worked in a factory Read more

Moving to Moscow for military service during World War I, he became involved in political movements, was arrested in 1919 and deported to Siberia, then returned to Moscow after the Russian Civil War. He was first elected to the Supreme Soviet in 1934, and subsequently served as its chairman from 1949 to 1957. In 1953 he succeeded Stalin as first secretary of the Communist Party, but only held that position for less than a year before being ousted by another Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev's younger brother Sergei Khrushchev.

Khrushchev was responsible for the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union and oversaw the return of Crimea to Ukraine after being transferred during Stalin's rule. He lost support following his support of deploying Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. After years of internal exile and repression under Brezhnev and Andropov, he led an unsuccessful coup d'état against Mikhail Gorbachev which ended with his being sentenced for treason along with his colleagues on 24 November 1982.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build...
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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. Nikita Khrushchev
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I don't like the life here in New York. There is no greenery. It would make a stone sick. Nikita Khrushchev
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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. Nikita Khrushchev
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You do not know you cannot know the difficulty of the life of a politician. It means every minute of the day or night every ounce of your energy. There is no rest no relaxation. Enjoyment? A politician does not know the meaning of the word. Nikita Khrushchev
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If we should promise people nothing better than only revolution they would scratch their heads and say 'Isn't it better to have good goulash?' Nikita Khrushchev
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Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes. Nikita Khrushchev
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Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man. Nikita Khrushchev
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The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace. Nikita Khrushchev
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Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you! Nikita Khrushchev