Khrushchev Falls from Power
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Communism, Communists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Soviet Union, Russia, Europe
- Date: October 13-14, 1964
Article abstract: Khrushchev falls from power, marking the first peaceful removal of a Soviet leader and establishing a new sense of normalcy in Soviet politics.
Summary of Event
On March 5, 1953, long-time Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died after an apparent cerebral hemorrhage. Stalin, who became general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1922, had assumed power within the Politburo after V. I. Lenin died in 1924. A struggle for power continued in the 1920’s and 1930’s. In his drive to consolidate control, Stalin conducted...
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