Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Khrushchev Name of office First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Term of office 1953-1964 as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1958-1964 as Prime Minister Predecessor Nikolai Bulganin as Prime Minister, Joseph Stalin as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Successor Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Date of birth April 17, 1894 Place of birth Kalinovka, Russian Empire Date of death September 11, 1971 Place of death Moscow, USSR Nationality Russian Profession Political Officer, Politician Political party Communist Party of the USSR Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchyov (help·info) was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. He was First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964. He was removed from power by his party colleagues in 1964 and replaced by Leonid Brezhnev. He spent the last seven years of his life under house arrest.
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
