Krushchev and de-stalinization
Notes
- Stalin dies in 1953
- Malenkov becomes Soviet leader from 1953-55
- Replaced by Nikita Krushchev in 1955
- Begins to remove any support for Stalin through De-Stalinization
- First act was to form Warsaw Pact
- It signalled less harsh treatment of the Satellite states
- Stalin dies in 1953
- Malenkov becomes Soviet leader from 1953-55
- Replaced by Nikita Krushchev in 1955
- Begins to remove any support for Stalin through De-Stalinization
- First act was to form Warsaw Pact
- It signalled less harsh treatment of the Satellite states
Quote: "The purpose of the United Nations should be to protect the essential sovereignty of nations, large and small." - Nikita Krushchev
BIG Question: What would of occurred if Nikita's De-Stalinization was unsuccessful ?
Summary: After Stalin's death in 1953 Russia was led by Malenkov for two years before Nikita came into power. He introduced the Warsaw act, and De-Stalinization to stop the support for Stalin.