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We're you're a ras. Hi, this is your Russian rulers podcast host Mark Shouse.

I'm interrupting today's podcast all the way from episode 108 to make a short announcement.

I've created a new blog site for all things having to do with Russian history and far beyond just the rulers. You can find it at

www dot Russian rulers history.com. I mean there's a lot of content there

already to read about things like the Decemberist revolt of 1825,

the life of Sviata Polk, the accursed, Nikita Khrushchev, and much, much more.

Of course, there's also a small little PayPal donation button there

if you want to help support the podcast.

It would be much appreciated.

Now, on to the podcast.

Welcome to the Russian rulers history podcast.

Episode 94, Krouschuff meets the world.

Last episode, we saw how Nikita Sergeiovich Crucoph

survived a coup attempt, led by seven members of the Presidium.

Purged out of the ruling elite, four of the leaders,

Malankov, Molotov, Shepalov, and Kaganovich were sent into internal exile, never to wield power again.

Krusjov began to consolidate his power and focus on a new target, the outside world.

Now, to say that Khrushchev had not focused on foreign affairs before the June coup

would be terribly incorrect. He actually traveled quite extensively after Stalin's death.

He went to China in 1954, was part of the negotiating team that headed to Geneva in 1955,

traveled through India, Burma, and Afghanistan that same year,

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