The Story of Nikita Khrushchev: From Stalin’s Shadow to the Cold War

This documentary follows Nikita Khrushchev, the statesman and reformer who once brought the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe. It links his name to Stalin's Great Terror, the bold policy of de-Stalinization and the worst crises of the Cold War. Through his contradictions it shows a leader capable of both reform and recklessness. It is an absorbing watch for anyone drawn to Soviet history and the Cold War. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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