Dr. Sergei N. Khrushchev

Son of former Soviet leader will speak at Clara Thompson Hall on October 30 at 7 p.m.

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Dr. Sergei Khrushchev, historian and son of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, is embarking on a tour to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Cuban Missile crisis. Drury is his first stop on the American leg of the tour. On Wednesday, October 30, Dr. Khrushchev will speak at 10 a.m. in Dr. Harvey Asher's Russian history class and at 7 p.m. in Clara Thompson Hall.

Since 1989, he has lectured in the fields of Russian economic and political reforms; US-Soviet relations from 1950-1964; the history of the Soviet space program; and Nikita Khrushchev's economic, political, and security reforms.

In addition to lecturing, Dr. Khrushchev has written over 250 books and articles. His latest book, Nikita Khrushchev and the Creation of a Superpower (2000) provides a unique perspective of the Cold War during the Khrushchev era--after all, he witnessed history firsthand at his father's side.

Dr. Khrushchev focuses his research on the former Soviet Union's transition from a central to a market economy and its international security during this transition; Other points of interest include the creation of a criminal society in Russia, as a consequence of the mistakes in the early stages of market reformation, and the history of the Cold War and the turning points in relations between the US and the Soviet Union in the Khrushchev, Eisenhower, and Kennedy periods. Another focus of Dr. Khrushchev's interests is the history of Soviet missiles and space development, in which he played an active role from 1958-1968.

He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute for International Studies at Brown University in Rhode Island.