Communist party reforms under Khrushchev Flashcards
Why did Khrushchev want to reform the CSPU?
-all power held by Stalin and few party officials.
-CSPU source of his power + he had promoted his people to key positions.
-believed gov. depts too conservative and unlikley to make reforms.
What was one of Khrushchev’s earliest CPSU reforms?
-enhanced the role of the local CPSU- when MTS abolished
-local executive councils made decisions for Kolhozy.
+ members of commitees also members of CPSU.
When was rule 25 introduced?
1961
What is meant by rule 25?
-limited the amount of years a party official could keep position
-limited power base
According to rule 25, how many party officials replaced at every election
113
-includes party commitees, regional oblast committes and commitees in moscow,
What was the reaction toward rule 25?
-dislike- loosing privileges when leaving job.
How did reigonal commitees function before Khrushchev’s reforms?
-reigonal commitees ran reigon of USSR (oblast) + had executive commitee and a chairman.
-oblast chairman- seat on supreme soviet of Moscow. (prestigious)
When did Khruschev reform reigonal committees?
November 1962
How did Khrushchev reform reigonal commitees?
-split them into two- one agriculture + one industry
-same with central commitee.
What were the consequences of Khrushchev’s reigonal commitee reforms?
- two sides would’t help each other
- led to labour shortages + rotting food.(+who is supplying what).
- Each reigon had to oblast chairman- chaos on decisions + competition joining supreme soviet.
quote about oblast chairmen post reform?
‘no longer kings of their reigon and they did not like it’
Evidence these reforms led to Khruschev’s fall?
-restructure of CPSU one of first things done in 1964 after K’s fall.
