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Khrushchev's reforms - Coggle Diagram
Khrushchev's reforms
Following the Secret Speech, Khrushchev began a campaign of reform in reaction to Stalin's rule.
The impact of the speech
One of Khrushchev's claims during the 20th Congress was that the party was too monolithic - only one set of views was allowed.
Stalin and Lenin had hated "deviationists", so few expressed any criticism of official policy.
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There were regional differences: in Georgia, Stalin's home, four days of protests shook Tbilisi, the capital.
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Khrushchev's weaknesses
Although Khrushchev was trying to "de-Stalinise" (if not liberalise) the USSR, his position was not entirely secure.
June 1957: Malenkov, Voroshilov and Bulganin attempted to overthrow Khrushchev
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National minorities
Khrushchev's criticism of Stalin made groups who were unhappy with Soviet rule feel like they could rebel.
In the satellite Soviet states, such as Hungary and Poland, this created a particular challenge.
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Cold War legacy
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But in practice, the biggest Cold War crises in Berlin and Cuba came under Khrushchev's rule.