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Khrushchev had the approval of the military, headed by Minister of Defense Georgy Zhukov. At that plenary session of Central Committee Zhukov supported Khrushchev, and used the military to bring in supporters of Khrushchev to convince people to support him. He made a bitter speech, accusing the group of having blood on their hands over Stalin's ...
Thereafter, a power struggle ensued between Malenkov and the First Secretary of the Communist Party, Nikita Khrushchev, that ended decisively in the latter's favor by 1955. Lavrentiy Beria (1899–1953) [39] Georgy Malenkov (1902–1988) [37] Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986) [39] 14 October 1964 [45] ↓ 16 June 1977 [23] 12 years, 245 days
Georgy Malenkov, the Premier of the Soviet Union, emerged as one of the major contenders for the Soviet leadership in 1953, but lost to Khrushchev in 1955. [ 2 ] According to Stalin's secretary, Boris Bazhanov , Lenin “in general leaned towards a collegial leadership, with Trotsky in the first position”. [ 3 ]
A Central Committee vote affirmed Khrushchev as First Secretary and deposed Anti-Party Group members Molotov, Kaganovich, and Malenkov from the Secretariat of the CPSU Central Committee. 4 October: Sputnik was launched at 7:28 pm 1958: 27 March: Khrushchev replaced Bulganin as Premier of the Soviet Union. 1959: 1 January
Malenkov followed Stalin's policy of suppressing that glory in order to maintain Moscow's image as the USSR's only center of power. [16] In 1949, Malenkov personally came to Leningrad leading a regiment of armed men from Moscow MGB special forces and swiftly removed and arrested the city leaders. After a series of secret trials, 23 men ...
A power struggle between Malenkov and Khrushchev began, and on 14 March Malenkov was forced to resign from the Secretariat. [54] The official explanation for his resignation was "to grant the request of chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers G. M. Malenkov to be released from the duties of the Party Central Committee". [55]
Within a decade, Khrushchev declared, the Soviet people would have equal living standards and material comforts with the United States and Western Europe. [ citation needed ] In addition, the 22nd Congress saw a renewed attack on Stalin, which culminated in the expulsion of remaining Old Bolsheviks like Molotov and Kaganovich from the party.
During Stalin there was no room for neutral countries and the idea of neutral powers came about under Khrushchev. [24] Khrushchev's biggest contribution to foreign policy is taking advantage of other aspects of de-Stalinisation to try to show the world a different Soviet Union more in line with traditional socialist ideals in Lenin era. [25]