1960 ⟶ Khrushchev Initiates Sino-Soviet Split

Khrushchev withdraws Soviet cooperation with China, initiati...
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🇷🇺 Khrushchev Consolidates Power in the Soviet Union

After winning the power struggle that followed Stalin's death two years earlier, Nikita Khrushchev assumes control of the Soviet Union.⟶
Khrushchev Consolidates Power in the Soviet Union (1955)
Cold WarSoviet UnionNikita KhrushchevPower StruggleCommunismUSSR
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

💔 Khrushchev Initiates Sino-Soviet Split

Khrushchev withdraws Soviet cooperation with China, initiating the Sino-Soviet split.⟶
Khrushchev Initiates Sino-Soviet Split (1960)
Cold WarCommunismSoviet UnionIdeologyGeopoliticsKhrushchevMao ZedongInternational RelationsPolitical Division
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionChinaChina

👑 Brezhnev Succeeds Khrushchev as Soviet Leader

October 14: Leonid Brezhnev ousts Khrushchev and assumes power in the Soviet Union.⟶
Brezhnev Succeeds Khrushchev as Soviet Leader (1964)
Cold WarSoviet UnionLeadership ChangeKhrushchevUSSRCommunist Party
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

⚔️ Sino-Soviet Border Clashes

March – September: Sino-Soviet border conflict.⟶
Sino-Soviet Border Clashes (1969)
Cold WarBorder DisputeGeopoliticsMilitary ConflictSoviet UnionIdeology
ChinaChinaSoviet UnionSoviet Union

🤝 Sino-Soviet Border Agreement Signed

1991 Sino-Soviet Border Agreement.⟶
Sino-Soviet Border Agreement Signed (1991)
Border DisputesDiplomacyCold WarSoviet UnionInternational Relations
ChinaChinaRussiaRussia