1961 ⟶ 22nd Soviet Party Congress Held

22nd Soviet Party Congress held in USSR.
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🇷🇺 Khrushchev Ascends to Power in USSR

Nikita Khrushchev becomes leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His main rival, Lavrentiy Beria, is executed in December.⟶
Khrushchev Ascends to Power in USSR (1953)
USSRSoviet UnionKhrushchevLeadershipCommunist PartyPoliticsCold WarBeria

🇷🇺 Gromyko Becomes Soviet Foreign Minister

Andrei Gromyko begins his long tenure as Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union.⟶
Gromyko Becomes Soviet Foreign Minister (1957)
Soviet UnionUSSRForeign MinisterDiplomacyCold WarGromykoPolitics

🇨🇳 Sino-Soviet Split Declared

Sino-Soviet split: the Chinese leadership, angered at being treated as the "junior partner" to the Soviet Union, declares its version of Communism superior and begin to compete with the Soviets for influence, thus adding a third dimension to the Cold War.⟶
Sino-Soviet Split Declared (1960)
Sino-Soviet splitChinaSoviet UnionCold Warcommunismideologypoliticsgeopoliticsthird world

🗣️ 22nd Soviet Party Congress Held

22nd Soviet Party Congress held in USSR.⟶
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👤 Brezhnev Succeeds Khrushchev as Soviet Leader

Leonid Brezhnev succeeds Khrushchev to become General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with Alexei Kosygin as his Premier.⟶
Brezhnev Succeeds Khrushchev as Soviet Leader (1964)
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⚰️ Death of Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev dies.⟶
Death of Nikita Khrushchev (1971)
USSRSoviet UnionKhrushchevLeadershipCold WarPoliticsDe-StalinizationEastern Bloc