8vo. Text in English. Original pictorial wrappers (small marginal tear and chip on rear wrapper, minor soiling and rubbing); slipcase.

 

SIGNED BY KHRUSHCHEV on title-page. The 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was held from 17 to 31 October 1961. In fourteen days of sessions, the more than 4000 delegates, in addition to delegates from 83 foreign Communist parties, listened to Khrushchev and others review policy issues. At the Congress, the Sino-Soviet split hardened, especially due to Soviet de-Stalinization efforts. It was the last Congress to be attended by the Chinese Communist Party. The Congress elected the 22nd Central Committee. The core of the Party program was a promise of the millennium: Russia would catch up and overtake the United States standard of living over the next decade or two. The complete transition from socialism to fully fledged communism would be accomplished.