De-Stalinisation Flashcards
What year did Khrushchev make his “secret speech” at the 20th Party Congress?
1956
Where did Khrushchev make his “secret speech” in 1956?
20th Party Congress
What internal opposition group emerged to Khrushchev as a result of the “secret speech”?
Anti-Party Group
Which leading figures were involved in the Anti-Party group?
Molotov and Malenkov
Who did Khrushchev accuse of attempting to create a “cult of personality”?
General Zhukov
What was the city of Stalingrad renamed?
Volgograd
Stalin’s body was removed from the Lenin mausoleum and placed where?
In concrete under the Kremlin
Which international eastern-bloc leader did Khrushchev visit in 1955 in an attempt to improve relations?
Yugoslavian leader - Marshall Tito
What local council did Khrushchev introduce?
SOVNARKHOZY