khrushchev CONTROL

Question 1

what were magazine encouraged to do under Khrushchev?

Answer 1

publish readers letters

Question 2

how did soviet propaganda change?

Answer 2

used satirical cartoons instead of idealised images of workers

Question 3

how was Khrushchev presented in his cult of personality?

Answer 3

• a disciple of Lenin
• responsible for new soviet successes (i.e space programme)
• a respected statesman
• an authority on literature, art, science, industry and agriculture
• the great reformer

Question 4

who’s cult of personality did Khrushchev criticise?

Answer 4

Stalin

Question 5

what were the issues for Khrushchev’s cult of personality?

Answer 5

• his policies undermined the claims about him in media
• the smaller scale and failures meant the public never respected him as much

Question 6

what happened to religion under Khrushchev?

Answer 6

he believed it had no place in a socialist society. he launched a anti-religious campaign 1958
- closure of reopened churches
- anti-religious propaganda restarted
- placed Orthodox convents under surveillance
- refused access religious sites

Question 7

what happened to terror under Khrushchev?

Answer 7

De-Stalinisation and Socialist Legality meant a scaling back of terror

Question 8

what were the cultural thaws under Khrushchev?

Answer 8

Khrushchev wanted an alliance of the party and creative individuals so he permitted more creative freedom in a series of thaws
- 1953/54
- 1956/57
- 1961/62