Nature of government

Question 1

What was the leadership following Stalin’s death in 1953?

Answer 1

collective leadership of 10

Question 2

What were the advantages of Khrushchev during his struggle for power?

Answer 2

General secretary
Support of the Army

Question 3

How did Khrushchev out manoeuvre Beria (head of NKVD)?

Answer 3

He was blamed and killed for his role in the purges in 1953

Question 4

How did Khrushchev outplay Malenkov?

Answer 4

Malenkov is blamed for poor harvest after promising to produce more food causing him to resign in 1955

Question 5

What was the advantages of denouncing Stalin in 1956?

Answer 5

Khrushchev disassociated himself with the crimes he blamed on collective leadership members

Question 6

Name two criticisms of Stalin made in the secret speech?

Answer 6

Lenin never intended for him to lead
labelled him a criminal for the purges

Question 7

What were the early de-Stalinisation policies?

Answer 7

releasing prisoners from gulags
relaxing censorship
removing the cult of personality

Question 8

How did Khrushchev relax censorship by 1959?

Answer 8

more than 130,000 library’s were open containing more than 800 million books

Question 9

What inter party opposition did Khrushchev face in 1957?

Answer 9

The Anti-Party group consisting of Malenkov, Molotov and Kaganovich