1894-1971

Reevaluates the Cuban Missile Crisis, one of the most gripping and tense international events in modern history, seeking to explain the attitudes and conduct of the Soviets, Cubans, and Americans, and recreate the heightened fears of countless innocent bystanders whose lives hung in the balance.

Discusses the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and the tensions between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev.

An examination of the Cuban Missile Crisis analyzes the roles, objectives, and actions of John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev during the October 1962 showdown between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

Examines events in the Soviet Union during the era of Khrushchev, with an emphasis on his political reforms.

An examination of the experiences of the survivors of Joseph Stalin's Gulag that draws on interviews with victims to describe the challenges they faced after returning home and the political conflict that was caused by their imprisonment.

Presents various anecdotes about the humorous side of Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the U.S. in 1959, at the height of the Cold War, visiting politicians and celebrities while extolling the virtues of his Communist homeland.

A Russian biography of Krushchev, containing new information on his private and political life.