The Secret Speech Flashcards
1
Q
Official title
A
On the Cult of Personality and its Consequences
2
Q
When was the secret speech?
A
20th party congress 1956
3
Q
What did Khrushchev say Stalin had misinterpreted?
A
Marxist/Leninist doctrine
4
Q
Who leaked it?
A
Israeli intelligence gave it to US who leaked it to the New York Times
5
Q
What were its consequences?
A
- Escalation of process of releasing political prisoners
- Unleashed protests: hungarian uprising, student protests, led to more oppression
- Khrushchev forced to backtrack
- 1957 Anti Party Group attempted to overthrow Khrushchev, by Malenkov and Molotov
- Reforms in 1961-62 led to further splits
- Khrushchev removed
6
Q
When was Khrushchev removed?
A
1964
7
Q
Why was Khrushchev removed?
A
- Concerns about stability
- Failed economic reforms
- Foreign policy (humiliations over East Germany, Cuba)
8
Q
Criteria for success of Khrushchev’s reforms
A
- Did it achieve his aims?
- Did it benefit the county as a whole?
- Did it improve efficiency?
- Was it long lasting?
- Were reforms popular?
- Did they promote stability?
