Government: Khrushchev's Government Flashcards
(13 cards)
How did Khrushchev attempt to end the terror?
Amnesties for class prisoners!!
By May 1953 4,620 prisoners were rehabilitated
How were personnel changes a part of Destalinisation?
And what are the statistics?
Khrushchev removes loyal Stalinists from senior party positions
Between 53-56 44% of Central committee was replaced!
What event in 1956 helped destalinisation? + what happened?
SECRET SPEECH!
Khrushchev exposed Stalin + called him out as a dictator + the terror + the cult of personality
What was the impact of the Secret speech?
Everyone (party members) loved Stalin so they were ‘shocked’
Demonstrations in favour of multi-party democracy which led to K backtracking ‘the people weren’t ready to know the truth about Stalin’
How did Khrushchev try to de-Stalinise?
Secret speech
Releasing prisoners- 2 mil from camps between 53-60
SP not in control of camps anymore + SP now under party control
Decentralised decisions- no more dictatorship
regular presidium meetings
How did the public react to these measures?
They liked them :)
But they knew that the SP were still active
There was still punishment for corruption + speaking out against the party
What were some of Khrushchev’s political reforms?
Democratisation- workers can join the party
Decentralisation- Ministry for agriculture moved to ‘be closer to fields’
Fixed terms- to encourage innovation
At which event did Khrushchev pass his other De-Stalinisation policies?
22nd party congress in 1961
Which policies were passed in the 22nd party congress?
Stalin’s body removed from Red square
Purge of local party secretaries
1962- divided party into agriculture + industry departments
FIXED TERMS- party officias could only serve 3 years
What are some of the reasons Khrushchev was removed?
Backing down from the Cuban missile crisis
erratic behaviour- banging shoe at a UN meeting
Economic fails- VLS
What are some positives in Khrushchev being removed?
He wasn’t shot!!
He would have under Stalin…
Who are the anti party group?
THE OPS
-headed by Malenkov + Molotov they wanted to remove Khrushchev in ‘57
Why wasn’t Khrushchev removed in 1957?
Because the decision lied with the Central committee- they were all Kfans so he stayed :)
