Destalinisation

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Flashcards with key facts about desalinisation for History IGCSE.
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When did Stalin die? 1953
Who was the next Soviet leader after Stalin? Nikita Khrushchev
What did Khrushchev do and when? In 1956, Khrushchev made an attack on Stalin, accusing him of being a tyrant who was an enemy of the people and kept all of his power to himself. Therefore he began the de-stalinisation programme.
What did the destalinisation programme do? Khrushchev released political prisoners; closed down Cominform as part of his reconciliation with Yugoslavia; invited Marshall Tito to Moscow; dismissed Stalin's former Foreign Minister, Molotov.
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