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After Stalin died in March 1953, he was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and Georgy Malenkov as Premier of the Soviet Union. However the central figure in the immediate post-Stalin period was the former head of the state security apparatus, Lavrentiy Beria.
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [t] (USSR), [u] commonly known as the Soviet Union, [v] was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area , extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries , and the third-most populous country .
The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Incumbents General ...
This is a list of sovereign states in the 1950s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1959. It contains 108 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty .
1940 March 12 — The Soviet Union forces Finland to cede various territories in the Moscow peace treaty, ending the increasingly untenable Winter War. [20] 1940 May 18 — Eupen-Malmedy is reincorporated into Germany after the Invasion of Belgium. [21] 1940 June 22 — The Second Armistice is signed, signalling German victory over France.
1950 in France. 5 languages. ... 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; See also: Other events of 1950 History of France • Timeline • Years: Events from the year 1950 in France.
The history of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, referred to as the Brezhnev Era, covers the period of Leonid Brezhnev's rule of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). This period began with high economic growth and soaring prosperity but ended with a much weaker Soviet Union facing social, political, and economic stagnation.