Kručov

Kručov (Pronounced Kroo-chov) refers to a misspelling or phonetic approximation of the surname Khrushchev.

Khrushchev (Russian: Хрущёв) is a common Russian surname derived from the word "khrushch" (хрущ), meaning "May bug" or "cockchafer".

The most notable individual bearing this surname is:

• Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971): A Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Premier) from 1958 to 1964. He was responsible for the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union, for backing the progress of the early Soviet space program, and for several relatively liberal reforms in domestic policy. Khrushchev's party colleagues removed him from power in 1964, replacing him with Leonid Brezhnev.