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1976 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Conclusion

Author : Martin McCauley

Published in: Khrushchev and the Development of Soviet Agriculture

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev has left an indelible imprint on Soviet agriculture. He will be remembered for his many campaigns and démarches. To misquote a well-known book: was Khrushchev really necessary? Those who voted to remove Khrushchev from his position as First Secretary of the party in October 1964 certainly had no qualms about answering this question in the negative. One of the factors which contributed to his downfall was his failure, during the last five years of his reign, to match promise and performance. On the agricultural front will he be remembered only as a defeated general?

Metadata
Title
Conclusion
Author
Martin McCauley
Copyright Year
1976
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03059-0_10