1956 ⟶ Khrushchev's Secret Speech and De-Stalinization
Nikita Khrushchev delivers the speech "On the Personality Cu...
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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.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionKhrushchevLeadershipCommunist PartyPoliticsCold WarBeria
🗣️ Khrushchev's Secret Speech and De-Stalinization
Nikita Khrushchev delivers the speech "On the Personality Cult and its Consequences" at the closed session of the Twentieth Party Congress of the CPSU. The speech marks the beginning of the De-Stalinization.⟶
USSRDe-StalinizationKhrushchevCommunist PartyPolitical ReformEastern EuropeCold War
👞 Khrushchev Thumps Shoe at the UN
While addressing the United Nations, Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev becomes agitated at criticisms of Soviet policies in eastern European. Khrushchev removes his shoe and thumps it on the lectern.⟶
USSRUNCold WarKhrushchevPoliticsDiplomacyInternational RelationsSymbolismEastern Europe
👤 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.⟶
USSRBrezhnevKhrushchevLeadershipPoliticsCold WarCommunist PartySoviet Union
⚰️ Death of Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev dies.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionKhrushchevLeadershipCold WarPoliticsDe-StalinizationEastern Bloc
🧱 Bulgarian Communist Party Dissolved
The Bulgarian Communist Party, the ruling party of Bulgaria, is dissolved.⟶
BulgariaEastern EuropeCommunist PartyDissolutionPolitical ReformCold WarDemocratization1990s