Opposition and fall of Khrushchev

Question 1

In what ways were there opposition against the Khrushchev regime in the popular consciousness

Answer 1

Literature-After harsh censorship of the stalin years, people could now write books and poems. Ones that were too inflammatory were published abroad, known as Tamizdat e.g. Dr Zhivago, 1957
Music-Illegal recordings with western influences e.g. jazz, blues, became commonplace
Art-Noncomformist and modern pieces weree created
Leading ballet dance rudolf nureyev defected to the west

Question 2

What happened to the ussr hardliners who had opposed Khrushchev

Answer 2

Molotov-ambassador to mongolia
Malenkov-director of hydroelectric plant in Khazakstan
Kaganovich-Director of cement works

Question 3

Within a few months in 1956, how many political prisoners were released

Answer 3

8-9 million

Question 4

What was the nominal reason for Khrushchevs retirement

Answer 4

Ill health and advanced age

Question 5

Who replaced Khrushchev

Answer 5

Brezhnev

Question 6

Why was Khrushchev couped

Answer 6

Accused of embarassing the USSR-At 1960 UN assembly banged the table with his shoe
Nepotism-His son-in-law was advanced
Accused of being overbearing
Dissaproval of handling cuban missile crisis
Offended military by reducing conventional expenditure
Decentralisation upset central party members
Failure of virgin lands scheme, and hence reliance on imports embarassing
Investment in consumer goods seemed to neglect heavy industry
Overall, he had alienated too many groups in Russia to continue