Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 15, 1894 – September 11, 1992) was the first Premier of the New Russian Empire He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1956, being the de facto leader of the USSR. Khrushchev is famous for the de-Stalinization and westernization of the Soviet Union, for backing the progress of the IRSA, several liberal reforms in areas of domestic policy and finally the creation of the New Russian Empire. Khrushchev resigned in 1975, electing the prominent Leonid Brezhnev as his successor in the upcoming election. He remained as an advisor to the party until his death.