Khrushchev, who could read but could write only his name

From Small Wars, Faraway Places by Michael Burleigh. Page 277.

As New Year dawned in 1953 Stalin was in such a good mood that he grabbed his daughter Svetlana by the hair to take her on to the dance floor to shuffle some steps. By 5 March he was dead. The succession was settled quickly. The ruling group consisted of Yegor Malenkov, Lavrentii Beria, Viacheslav Molotov, Kliment Voroshilov – and Nikita Khrushchev, fifth in seniority. None of the others rated the autodidact Khrushchev, who could read but could write only his name, and whom they regarded as a conscientious slogger.