Nikita Khrushchev
Known for
Acting
Born
April 15, 1894
Birthplace
Kalinovka, Dmitriyev Uyezd, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Khomutovka Raion, Kursk Oblast, Russia]
Died
September 11, 1971 (aged 77)
Biography
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1894 – 11 September 1971) led the Soviet Union as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and as chairman of the country's Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964. During his rule, Khrushchev stunned the communist world with his denunciation of Stalin's crimes and began de-Stalinization. He sponsored the early Soviet space program, and enactment of relatively liberal reforms in domestic policy. After some false starts, and a narrowly avoided nuclear war over Cuba, he conducted successful negotiations with the United States to reduce Cold War tensions. His proclivity toward recklessness led the Krem...
Best known work
The Fog of War
2003
Naqoyqatsi
2002
The Atomic Cafe
1982
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
2019
Dark Side of the Moon
2002
American Experience
1988
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
2024
The Spy Who Fell to Earth
2019Filmography
TBA
2026
2026
A State Filmas Self (archive footage)
2025
The Mummyas Self (archive footage)
2025
America at Waras Self (archive footage)
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etatas Self (archive footage)
2024
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarTVas Self - Leader of the Soviet Union 1953 - 1964 (archive footage) (1 episode)
2023
2023
In the Grip of Gazpromas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Rat Packas Self (archive footage)
2021
A History of an Assignmentas Self (archive footage)
2021
Under the spell of the bombas Self (archive footage)
2020
Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Partyas Self (archive footage)
2020
2020
Stalin and the Katyn Massacreas Self (archive footage)
2020
Camp Century: The Hidden City Beneath the Iceas Self - Politician (archive footage)
2019
I Invite You to My Executionas Self - Politician (archive footage)
2019
State Funeralas Self (archive footage)
2019
1964: Brazil between weapons and booksas Himself
2019
Korea: The Never-Ending Waras Self (archive footage)
2019
The Spy Who Fell to Earthas Self (archive footage)
2019
Cold Case Hammarskjöldas Self - Politician (archive footage)
2019
How the Moon Conquered Popas Self (archive footage)
2019
Moon: The Battles of Spaceas Self - Politician (archive footage)
2018