When Stalin died in 1953.
Premier Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the USSR in 1962.
Nikita Kruschev
WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE USSR WHEN YURI GAGARIN BECAME THE FIRST MAN TO GO INTO SPACE
The core of the USSR, the Russian Federation.
At first, after Stalin died Georgi Malenkov became Prime Minister of the USSR and Nikita Khrushchev became General Secretary of the Communist Party. In the USSR, the real power was in the Communist Party, so Khrushchev was able to force Malenkov out, take over both positions and become the sole leader.
Mikhail Gorbachev became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and thus the leader of the USSR, in 1985.
Nikita Dolgushin was born on November 8, 1938, in Leningrad, USSR.
Nikita Tyagunov was born on February 7, 1953, in Moscow, USSR.
Nikita Nikitin was born in Omsk, USSR on 06-16-86.
The leader of the United States was President John F. Kennedy & Soviet General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev was the USSR leader.
The Cuban Missile Crisis- Countries and Leaders. Country 1; Cuba Leader; Fidel Castro Country 2; USA Leader; John F. Kennedy County 3; USSR Leader; Nikita Khroshchev
The premier of the USSR and leader of the Communist party was Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), who was in power from 1953 to 1964.