Death of Stalin
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Communism, Communists, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants, Human Rights
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia, Europe
- Date: March 5, 1953
Article abstract: The death of Stalin ends several decades of dictatorial rule and terminates the initial stages of a new wave of purges in the Soviet Union.
Summary of Event
On March 4, 1953, Radio Moscow announced that on March 1, Joseph Stalin had suffered a stroke, which had led to partial paralysis with heart and breathing difficulties. On the morning of March 6, it reported that Stalin had died on the evening of March 5. He was seventy-three years old at the time of his death.
The news aroused consternation throughout the country that Stalin...
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