Khrushchev and Stalin's Ghost; Text, Background and Meaning of Khrushchev's Secret report to The Twentieth Congress on The Night of February 24-25, 1956
- New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1957
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1957. First American Edition. Octavo. 22cm. Publisher's black cloth spine titled in red and white, over reddish paper covered boards. Dustjacket. [10]; 322pp. A little minor wear to the corners and bumped spine ends. strong and solid; internally clean and fresh; in a clean, bright example of the dustjacket with a little light wear to edges and extremities, and a little soiling of the white rear panel. A very good copy.
An analysis of Khrushchev's astonishing "secret" 1956 speech in which he effectively suggested the USSR 'move on' from the near worship of leaders like Stalin and get back to work on building an unassailable system of collective leadership. Framed rather as an exposé of a new threat, it is ironically one of the issues that led to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union unable to exorcize itself of its socio-political ghosts, and the incompatibility of a great past with any guarantee of a greater future.
An analysis of Khrushchev's astonishing "secret" 1956 speech in which he effectively suggested the USSR 'move on' from the near worship of leaders like Stalin and get back to work on building an unassailable system of collective leadership. Framed rather as an exposé of a new threat, it is ironically one of the issues that led to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union unable to exorcize itself of its socio-political ghosts, and the incompatibility of a great past with any guarantee of a greater future.