set up a series of regional economic councils. This idea only caused confusion and chaos. He also devised an industrial planning scheme that brought him much criticism. His plan was to divide the existing industrial planning committees into regional sections and incorporate into them an agricultural planning committee. Although this took place in the end, it had no positive impact on the economy of the Soviet Union. These actions that Khruschev was taking to improve his country was causing much unrest among the regime. In June of 1957, while he was on vacation, opponents in the Presidium (formerly known as the Politburo) made an attempt to remove him from his position. Upon his return to Moscow he rejected their vote and asked for one with a broader group. This was taken and the vote was won in his favor. He removed most of these opponents from their party positions. On the foreign front many of his policies and ideals were new to all and taken cautiously. In the field of foreign relations he was described as bold and unpredictable. It was said that he put other nations at a disadvantage by making quick turnabouts in foreign relations. When in a debate with Vice President Richard Nixon, Khruschev called him a “slick, dishonest manipulator of words”. This put a great strain on the already tense relations between East and West. Nixon in return began to spread propaganda regarding Soviet enslavement of the lower class. Khruschev was deeply disturbed by this and humbled his ways. Under Khruschev, the Soviets adopted and pushed a new policy of peaceful coexistence whereas Communism would still dominate Capitalism, but through example rather than a nuclear war or other types of hostilities. This policy caused the split from Communist China which, under Mao Zedong, supported Militant Communism. In relation to this, Khruschev undertook diplomatic trips and high-level meetings abroad that broke precedent. Khruschev ...
