Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was a Soviet politician. He was instrumental in provoking the ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ that brought the Soviet Union and the United States to the brink of a nuclear war. He was born into a poor family of Ukrainian peasants and faced many hardships in his early life. After taking up several odd jobs in the industrialized area of Russia, he began his political career as secretary of the Communist party. It did not take him long to establish himself as a prominent member of the party; his involvement in the party and the ‘Red Army’ led him to become one of the most prominent members of the party. He was a close ally of Joseph Stalin, but after Stalin’s death, he became involved in the reformation, also known as ‘De-Stalinisation.’ After the death of Stalin, he rose to power, overthrowing all the other leaders of the party. However, it led to an intense power struggle within the Communist party. Khrushchev era saw the progress of the early Soviet space program, and several liberal reforms in areas of domestic policy. His political moves resulted in the ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ and brought the United States and Soviet to the brink of a nuclear war. In 1964, he was forced to relinquish power by his party members.