Sergei Khrushchev, the son of late Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev, will spend an evening in Grand Rapids discussing Russian current affairs and Cold War history.
The event, An Evening with Khrushchev, is May 1 in the L.V. Eberhard Center.
The evening begins with a 5:30 p.m. presentation and book signing, followed by a dinner and remarks at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $70 for the whole evening, $35 for the presentation, and $40 for the dinner.
Khrushchev is a senior research fellow at the the Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute for International Studies at Brown University. He writes extensively about the history of the Cold War and the turning points in relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the Eisenhower and Kennedy periods. In addition, his research focuses on the former Soviet Union's transition from a centralized to a decentralized society, as well as its transformation from a central to a market economy and its international security during this transition.
From 1958¿1968, Dr. Khrushchev, a winner of the Lenin Prize, participated in the Soviet missile and space program, including work on cruise missiles for submarines, military and research spacecraft, moon vehicles, and the Proton, the world's largest space booster. He is the editor of his father's memoirs. In addition, he has authored Khrushchev on Khrushchev, Nikita Khrushchev: Crisis and Missiles, The Political Economy of Russian Fragmentation, and Three Circles of Russian Market Reforms. His books are published around the world in 12 languages. His book Nikita Khrushchev: Creation of a Superpower was released last year.
