Collective leadership after Stalin's death Flashcards
What is meant by collective leadership?
-a number of political figures seeking political authority.
-different ideologies- tension
Who were the key members of government involved in the collective leadership?
-Beria
-Molotov
-Malenkov
-Khrushchev
-Kayanovich
-Bulganin
Who did most of the tensions of collective leadership revolve around?
-Lavrenti Beria.
-head of the NKVD (+state security under Stalin).
-presented himself as a reformer- releasing prisioners.
Who was Malenkov?
-prime minister following the death of Beria. (chair of the council of ministers).
-Key figure of Politburo under Stalin
Why was Malenkov initially favoured as leader?
-Khrushchev did not have much of a power base.
-key figure in the Politburo.
-spoke at the communist party congress when Stalin too sick himself.
Who was Molotov?
- foreign minister under Stalin (negotiated Nazi non-agression pact).
Who was Khrushchev?
-first secretary of the party in collective gov+ under stalin (mirrors Stalins rise to power).
-benefitted from Stalinist purges.
Who was Kayanovich?
-initially part of Stalin’s inner circle
-administration for industrial affairs under collective leadership.
Who was Bulganin?
-premier and the chairman of the moscow soviet
