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  2. De-Stalinization - Wikipedia

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    De-Stalinization (Russian: десталинизация, romanized: destalinizatsiya) comprised a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953, and the thaw brought about by ascension of Nikita Khrushchev to power, [1] and his 1956 secret speech "On the Cult of Personality and Its ...

  3. Khrushchev Thaw - Wikipedia

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    The Khrushchev Thaw (Russian: хрущёвская о́ттепель, romanized: khrushchovskaya ottepel, IPA: [xrʊˈɕːɵfskəjə ˈotʲːɪpʲɪlʲ] or simply ottepel) [1] is the period from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s when repression and censorship in the Soviet Union were relaxed due to Nikita Khrushchev's policies of de-Stalinization [2] and peaceful coexistence with other nations.

  4. Cold War - Wikipedia

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    The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry ... he denounced Joseph Stalin and proceeded to ease controls over the party and society (de-Stalinization).

  5. Sino-Soviet split - Wikipedia

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    In light of de-Stalinization, the CPSU's changed ideological orientation – from Stalin's confrontation of the West to Khrushchev's peaceful coexistence with it – posed problems of ideological credibility and political authority for Mao, who had emulated Stalin's style of leadership and practical application of Marxism–Leninism in the ...

  6. Cold War (1953–1962) - Wikipedia

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    The Cold War (1953–1962) ... initiating the policy of De-Stalinization which caused political unrest in the Eastern Bloc and Warsaw Pact nations. [1] ...

  7. History of the Soviet Union (1953–1964) - Wikipedia

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    In the USSR, during the eleven-year period from the death of Joseph Stalin (1953) to the political ouster of Nikita Khrushchev (1964), the national politics were dominated by the Cold War, including the U.S.–USSR struggle for the global spread of their respective socio-economic systems and ideology, and the defense of hegemonic spheres of ...

  8. On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences - Wikipedia

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    Stalin's order for the persecution to be enhanced: the NKVD was "four years late" in crushing the opposition, according to his principle of "aggravation of class struggle". Practice of falsifications followed to cope with "plans" for numbers of enemies to be uncovered. Exaggerations of Stalin's role in the Great Patriotic War (World War II).

  9. History of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    The post-Stalin leadership, particularly under Nikita Khrushchev, initiated a de-Stalinization process, leading to a period of liberalization and relative openness known as the Khrushchev Thaw. However, the subsequent era under Leonid Brezhnev , referred to as the Era of Stagnation , was marked by economic decline, political corruption, and a ...