Through the intervention of a friend, Khrushchev was assigned in 1921 as assistant director for political affairs for the Rutchenkovo mine in the Donbas region, where he had previously worked.
Prin intervenția unui prieten, Hrușciov a fost numit în 1921 director adjunct pentru afaceri politice la mina Rucenkovo din regiunea Donbas, unde lucrase înainte.