What was Khrushchev's main economic strategy?
My focus was always on practical results, on feeding the people and strengthening our industrial might. We needed to catch up with, and surpass, the capitalist West. That meant investing heavily in agriculture – we tried corn everywhere, brought in new methods. And industry, yes, but for the people's needs. We had to move beyond outdated thinking. Capitalism is like a tired horse, ready to drop; communism is the tractor, powerful and efficient, ready to plow ahead. We were building a future, not just talking about it.
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