Myron Rush | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1922 Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 2018 (aged 96) Herndon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Employer | Cornell University |
Myron Rush (January 1, 1922 – January 8, 2018) was an American academic. He was a professor of government at Cornell University, and "one of [the] world’s foremost Kremlinologists."[1]
Rush obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago after attending Woodrow Wilson Junior College and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, then returned to Chicago for his doctorate. Subsequently, Rush worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and the RAND Corporation before joining the Cornell University faculty in 1965. Rush retired in 1992.[2][3]
Rush was noted for discovering that Nikita Khrushchev was making a push to be General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, following Joseph Stalin's death in 1953.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 O'Donnell, Maureen (May 3, 2018). "Myron Rush, dead at 96, Hyde Parker was one of world's foremost Kremlinologists". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ↑ Crosby, Jill (February 4, 2018). "Kremlinologist and Former Professor Myron Rush Dies at 96". Cornell Sun. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ↑ Kelley, Susan (February 1, 2018). "Myron Rush, noted Kremlinologist, dies at age 96". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ↑ Rush, Myron (September 22, 1993). "A Neglected Source of Evidence". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2018.