Dr. Sergei Khrushchev
Sergei Khrushchev was born in 1935, the same year his father Nikita began his political career. He was educated at the Moscow Electric Power Institute, with a specialization in control systems.
His first job was constructing cruise missiles for the Navy. Later, he worked on space technology, including part of the lunar program. However, in 1968 the KGB decided that the son of Nikita Khrushchev, ousted as Premier in 1964, should not be allowed to work on secret projects. He left the space program and worked only on peaceful projects for the next 20 years, including the Soviet computer industry.
In 1966 Nikita began dictating his memoirs. Everyone was afraid to assist him and the job of editor fell to Sergei. Though under pressure from the KGB to desist, he completed the memoirs and has continued to write about the dramatic events of the cold war. In 1991 Sergei finished editing the Russian version of the memoirs. Since then he has held a senior research position at the Watson Institute where he is working on the problems of transition from central planning to a market economy, including security aspects.
Sergei Khrushchev, who looks much like his father Nikita, brings a unique historical perspective and an insider’s view to the perplexing issues of Russia today.
In an ironic twist of history, Dr. Khrushchev became an American citizen on July 4, 1999.
LECTURE TOPICS INCLUDE:
Who was more afraid of the other, the USA or the USSR?
The Soviet View of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Open Skies: From the U-2 to Discovery
Could the Cold War Have Ended in the 1960’s
Cold War Warriors - The Triangle: Eisenhower – Khrushchev – Kennedy
What Americans Don’t Understand About Russians
Sergei Khrushchev was born in 1935, the same year his father Nikita began his political career. He was educated at the Moscow Electric Power Institute, with a specialization in control systems.
His first job was constructing cruise missiles for the Navy. Later, he worked on space technology, including part of the lunar program. However, in 1968 the KGB decided that the son of Nikita Khrushchev, ousted as Premier in 1964, should not be allowed to work on secret projects. He left the space program and worked only on peaceful projects for the next 20 years, including the Soviet computer industry.
In 1966 Nikita began dictating his memoirs. Everyone was afraid to assist him and the job of editor fell to Sergei. Though under pressure from the KGB to desist, he completed the memoirs and has continued to write about the dramatic events of the cold war. In 1991 Sergei finished editing the Russian version of the memoirs. Since then he has held a senior research position at the Watson Institute where he is working on the problems of transition from central planning to a market economy, including security aspects.
Sergei Khrushchev, who looks much like his father Nikita, brings a unique historical perspective and an insider’s view to the perplexing issues of Russia today.
In an ironic twist of history, Dr. Khrushchev became an American citizen on July 4, 1999.
LECTURE TOPICS INCLUDE:
Who was more afraid of the other, the USA or the USSR?
The Soviet View of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Open Skies: From the U-2 to Discovery
Could the Cold War Have Ended in the 1960’s
Cold War Warriors - The Triangle: Eisenhower – Khrushchev – Kennedy
What Americans Don’t Understand About Russians
