Nikita Khrushchev: The Berlin Missile Crisis
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev was a self-made man, even with his unfortunate and harsh upbringing he still managed to make a name for himself. He became one of the most powerful and influential leaders in Russia, simultaneously holding the offices of Premier of the U.S.S.R. and First Secretary of the Communist Party. Strong willed, and committed, Nikita Khrushchev fought for what he believed in and strived to make his country, Russia, a better place. Nikita Khrushchev was born in a southern Russian village of Kalinovka on April 15th 1894 .He was born into a poor family as a result he had to help his father take care of the family at the tender age of fifteen . At a young age he learned how to work hard and fend for himself, which …show more content…
In Fact some wonder if events such as the Berlin Crisis would have happened if someone else ruled the Soviet Union. The Berlin Missile crisis was a huge misunderstanding. All countries were taking precautions. The U.S installed several missiles sites all over Europe and one happened to be in range to strike Moscow, the Capital of the Soviet Union. As a precaution the soviets put missiles in Cuba that could strike almost any portion of the U.S . Any leader would have reacted this way but his funding of the missile development at the expense of naval and regular forces had alienated the military. They say he failed to revive soviet agriculture because the steps taken to achieve his goal were weak. In some cases or scenarios I agree, although people should live in peace, he should have known that the capitalists would not succumb to his policies without a little force. In order for his policies to succeed he would need the full or majority support of his people. In contrast I don’t think he failed, the agriculture industry boomed, and the economy skyrocketed because he created more jobs. He also made his country more technologically advanced than any other ruler could. For example, tractors, missiles etcetera. Even though historians say he cause havoc, I don’t think he should be blamed for the Berlin crisis, soviet-U. S antagonism would largely have remained and the world would still have been trapped in a cold war. Because of his many “failures” Nikita was treated as an outcast by his closest of colleagues and chose to reside in a rural part of Russia where he died at the age of
Nikita Khrushchev was a self-made man, even with his unfortunate and harsh upbringing he still managed to make a name for himself. He became one of the most powerful and influential leaders in Russia, simultaneously holding the offices of Premier of the U.S.S.R. and First Secretary of the Communist Party. Strong willed, and committed, Nikita Khrushchev fought for what he believed in and strived to make his country, Russia, a better place. Nikita Khrushchev was born in a southern Russian village of Kalinovka on April 15th 1894 .He was born into a poor family as a result he had to help his father take care of the family at the tender age of fifteen . At a young age he learned how to work hard and fend for himself, which …show more content…
In Fact some wonder if events such as the Berlin Crisis would have happened if someone else ruled the Soviet Union. The Berlin Missile crisis was a huge misunderstanding. All countries were taking precautions. The U.S installed several missiles sites all over Europe and one happened to be in range to strike Moscow, the Capital of the Soviet Union. As a precaution the soviets put missiles in Cuba that could strike almost any portion of the U.S . Any leader would have reacted this way but his funding of the missile development at the expense of naval and regular forces had alienated the military. They say he failed to revive soviet agriculture because the steps taken to achieve his goal were weak. In some cases or scenarios I agree, although people should live in peace, he should have known that the capitalists would not succumb to his policies without a little force. In order for his policies to succeed he would need the full or majority support of his people. In contrast I don’t think he failed, the agriculture industry boomed, and the economy skyrocketed because he created more jobs. He also made his country more technologically advanced than any other ruler could. For example, tractors, missiles etcetera. Even though historians say he cause havoc, I don’t think he should be blamed for the Berlin crisis, soviet-U. S antagonism would largely have remained and the world would still have been trapped in a cold war. Because of his many “failures” Nikita was treated as an outcast by his closest of colleagues and chose to reside in a rural part of Russia where he died at the age of