Khrushchev

American

[kroosh-chef, -chawf, kroosh-, khroo-shchyawf] / ˈkrʊʃ tʃɛf, -tʃɔf, ˈkruʃ-, xruˈʃtʃyɔf /

noun

Nikita S(ergeyevich) 1894–1971, Russian political leader: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1958–64.

Khrushchev British

/ ˈkrʊstʃɒf, xruˈʃtʃɔf, kruːsˈtʃɒf /

noun

Nikita Sergeyevich (niˈkitə sɪrˈɡjejɪvitʃ). 1894–1971, Soviet statesman; premier of the Soviet Union (1958–64). After Stalin's death he became first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party (1953–64) and initiated a policy to remove the influence of Stalin (1956). As premier, he pursued a policy of peaceful coexistence with the West, but alienated Communist China

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In October 1964 the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was deposed in a nonviolent coup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Kendall had made his name in the 1950s by shoving Pepsi into the hands of Nikita Khrushchev.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev famously banged his shoe at the United Nations, which had welcomed 16 new African states to its ranks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Where, in words attributed to both Nikita Khrushchev and Winston Churchill, “the living would envy the dead.”

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024

Khrushchev and his allies took turns attacking Beria, accusing him of betraying the ideals of communism.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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