d others providing services as well as fighting for pensions for collective farmers. Yet we see his popularity among the Russian people is what made him unpopular among his enemies. We see this when Sergei gives us the reasoning of his enemies like Brezhnev, “Khrushchev’s plan will once again link his name with measures meant to improve the lot of the people. His reputation was damaged by the recent food price increase, but this will increase his popularity. It’s hard to say how people will react to his removal from power after this” (Khrushchev 71). After graduating from technical college, Khrushchev held a political position in the Ukraine. It was during this period that Khrushchev aligned his political fortunes with Joseph Stalin.
As Stalin’s fortunes rose, so did Khrushchev’s political career. Eventually he became second in command of the Moscow Communist Party and a full member of the Politburo. During the thirties, Stalin unleashed one of the most brutal campaigns known as the Great Terror. Khrushchev was active in the forced collectivization and political purges of this regime that were bloody efforts by Stalin to consolidate his power. During WW II Khrushchev was near the front lines, personally witnessing the rout of the Red Army by the Germans. After the war Khrushchev served as one of Stalin’s top advisers in Moscow until his death in 1953.
After Stalin’s death, a power struggle occurred be
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