Khrushchev 1953-64 Flashcards
Where did Khrushchev make his “secret speech”?
1956 Twentieth Party Congress
What opposition group emerged against Khrushchev?
Anti-Party Group
Who was accused of creating a “cult of personality” and forced to retire?
General Zhukov
What year did Khrushchev visit Tito in Yugoslavia?
1955
What was Stalingrad renamed?
Volgograd
What criticisms of Stalin did Khrushchev make in the “secret speech”?
- Crimes against the Russian people
- Not natural successor to Lenin
- Unprepared for war in 1941
- Poor relationship with Tito
Which figures were part of the “Anti-Party Group”?
Molotov, Malenkov. Bulganin
What term describes Khrushchev’s movement away from Stalin’s policies?
Destalinisation
What year did the Virgin Land Campaign start?
1954
How many motorised tractors were provided for the VLC?
120,000
Which crop was planted in huge quantities during the VLC?
Corn / maize
What level did grain production fall to in 1963?
107 million tonnes
How many tractors were available for every 200 hectares of land by 1958?
1
Identify an example of a “Virgin Land”
Kazkakhstan
Where was a corn research institute created under the VLC?
Ukraine
What types of people ended up being sent to work in the Virgin Lands?
Orphans, criminals
Where did riots occur in 1963 as a result of food shortages?
Budyenni Locomotive Works
How many people were killed by the KGB during riots at the Budyenni Locomotive Works in 1963?
23
What was the first dog in space called?
Laika
What was the name of the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
What was the name of the first Russian satellite in space?
Sputnik 1
Under Khrushchev by what proportion did the housing stock grow?
doubled
