Hale-Dorrell, Aaron Todd,

Corn crusade : Khrushchev's farming revolution in the post-Stalin Soviet Union / Aaron Hale-Dorrell. - 1 online resource (xii, 328 pages) : illustrations (black and white). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Corn Crusade' is a history of Nikita Khrushchev's venture to improve living standards by making the his country a major producer of corn. Lasting from 1953 until 1964, this crusade was an emblematic component of his efforts to resolve agrarian crises inherited from Iosif Stalin.

Specialized.

9780190644703 (ebook) : No price


Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971.


Corn industry--Soviet Union.
Corn--Government policy--Soviet Union.
Agriculture and state--Soviet Union.

HD9049.C8 / S738 2021

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