Kommunistische Biografien #5: Nikita Chruschtschow – Was war der Kommunismus?

Communist Biographies #5: Nikita Khrushchev In this episode of our video series, we speak with historian Jörg Baberowski about the biographies of people who joined communist movements—and about the consequences this ideology had for individuals and entire societies. Each episode addresses a single interview question and illuminates a specific life story: Why did people choose communism? What violence did they legitimize or experience? And how did ideological blindness, abuse of power, and totalitarian structures shape their lives? A production of the website kommunismusgeschichte.de and the Yearbook for Historical Communism Research published by the Federal Foundation for the Study of the SED Dictatorship.