Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev Biography and Timeline

Birth of Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

Born in Kalinovka in the Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire.

Role range: 1917-1991

Birth of Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

Birth of Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

Role range: 1917-1991

Move toward Donbas Industrial Life

His family moves toward the Donbas industrial region, where he later enters mining and metalworking.

Move to Donbas

Moves with his family to the Donbas industrial region, where his father seeks mining work.

Rutchenkovo Mine Employment

Works as a metal fitter at the Rutchenkovo mine near Yuzovka.

Revolutionary Political Activity

Becomes active in workers' political organizations during the revolutionary upheaval.

Role range: 1917-1918

Joins Bolshevik Party

Joins the Bolshevik Party during the Russian Civil War.

Role range: 1917-1918

Communist Party

Appointed Member of Communist Party

Role range: 1917-1918

Communist Party

Appointed Member of Communist Party

Red Army Political Commissar

Serves as a political commissar with Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War.

Civil War Political Service

Continues political work with Red Army units during the final stages of the Civil War.

Rutchenkovo Mine Political Administration

Returns to the Donbas and becomes assistant director for political affairs at the Rutchenkovo mine.

Technical College Party Secretary

Becomes Communist Party secretary of the technical college while continuing his studies.

Workers' Faculty Studies

Enrolls in the workers' faculty attached to a technical college in Yuzovka.

Fourteenth Party Congress Delegate

Attends the Fourteenth Communist Party Congress as a non-voting delegate.

Petrovo-Marinsky Party Secretary

Becomes party secretary of the Petrovo-Marinsky district near Stalino.

Stalino District Party Work

Continues professional party work in the Stalino area and strengthens ties with regional leaders.

Kharkov Party Assignment

Moves into higher Ukrainian party work before his transfer to Moscow for advanced study.

Education

Sent by his local party to the Stalin Industrial Academy

Role range: 1917-1991

Stalin Industrial Academy

Is sent by the Communist Party to study at the Stalin Industrial Academy in Moscow.

Role range: 1917-1991

Industrial Academy Party Secretary

Becomes secretary of the Communist Party organization at the Industrial Academy.

Bauman District Party Leadership

Takes charge of the Bauman district party organization in Moscow.

Krasnaya Presnya Party Leadership

Moves to lead the Krasnaya Presnya district party committee later in the year.

Promotion into Moscow City Leadership

Moves into the senior ranks of the Moscow City party organization as its second secretary.

Role range: 1932-1934

Conference of Congress

Describes Stalin as "our genius leader"

Role range: 1917-1991

Moscow City Party Leadership

Advances into senior Moscow party leadership during his rapid rise through the Communist hierarchy.

Role range: 1917-1991

Central Committee Membership

Is elected a member of the Communist Party Central Committee.

Role range: 1917-1991

Central Committee

Appointed Member of Central Committee

Role range: 1917-1991

Takes Control of Moscow City Party

Assumes overall leadership of the Communist Party organization governing the Soviet capital.

Role range: 1934-1938

Moscow Metro Opening

Participates in the political oversight surrounding the opening of the first Moscow Metro line.

Moscow Regional Party Leadership

Becomes first secretary of the Moscow Regional Communist Party committee.

Role range: 1935-1938

Great Purge in Moscow Organization

Participates in Stalin-era purges while leading the Moscow party organization.

Candidate Politburo Membership

Becomes a candidate member of the Politburo as his national influence expands.

Transfer to Ukrainian Party Leadership

Is sent to Ukraine to lead the Communist Party organization after extensive purges of its leadership.

Role range: 1938-1947

First Secretary of Ukrainian Communist Party

Is confirmed as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine.

Role range: 1938-1947

Western Ukraine Sovietization

Oversees party measures accompanying Soviet control of territories incorporated into the Ukrainian Soviet republic.

Role range: 1938-1947

Full Politburo Membership

Becomes a full member of the Communist Party Politburo.

Role range: 1917-1991

Politburo

Appointed Member of Politburo, full member

Role range: 1917-1991

Lieutenant General

Appointed Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

Appointed Lieutenant General

Role range: 1939-1945