Government of the USSR under Khrushchev

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Created on: 06-06-17 18:20

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Khrushchev
- Nature of Government
  - Decentralisation
    - Increased regional power-105 councils
      - Resulted in the Anti-Party group in 1957 led by Molotov and Malenkov, he outmanoeuvred them and retained power
  - Democratisation
  - Division of the party into industry and agriculture, 1962
  - Fixed terms for Senior communists (3 years)
  - Initial power struggle
    - Collective leadership with Malenkov and Beria
  - De-Stalinisation
    - Resumed regular meetings of the presidium and central committee
      - Democratisation
    - Party and gov officials no longer imprisoned for not meeting targets
    - Secret police brought under party control and they lost control of the gulags
      - End of political terror
        Execution of Beria
        
        2 million prisoners released between 1953 and 60
- Attitude of leader
  - Secret speech, 1956
    - Accused Stalin of being a tyrant and adopting a cult of personality
  - Culture liberalisation
  - Ended Stalin's system of personal rule
    - Nature of Government
      - Decentralisation
        Increased regional power-105 councils
        Resulted in the Anti-Party group in 1957 led by Molotov and Malenkov, he outmanoeuvred them and retained power
      - Division of the party into industry and agriculture, 1962
      - Fixed terms for Senior communists (3 years)
      - Initial power struggle
        Collective leadership with Malenkov and Beria
      - De-Stalinisation
        Resumed regular meetings of the presidium and central committee
        
        Party and gov officials no longer imprisoned for not meeting targets
        
        Secret police brought under party control and they lost control of the gulags
        End of political terror
        Execution of Beria
        
        2 million prisoners released between 1953 and 60
    - Movement of Stalin's body from public display, 1961
      - Rejected cult of personality
        Attitude of leader
        Secret speech, 1956
        Accused Stalin of being a tyrant and adopting a cult of personality
        
        Culture liberalisation
        
        Ended Stalin's system of personal rule
        Movement of Stalin's body from public display, 1961
        Rejected cult of personality
        
        Allowed to retire
        Economic mistakes, Cuban missile crisis and his erratic and unpredictable behaviour
        
        Replaced Stalin's supporters with his own in Central Committee
        When he became the First Secretary in Sept 1953
        
        Disciple of Lenin
        
        Although he was head of both the party and government by 1958 he allowed debate
  - Allowed to retire
    - Economic mistakes, Cuban missile crisis and his erratic and unpredictable behaviour
  - Replaced Stalin's supporters with his own in Central Committee
    - When he became the First Secretary in Sept 1953
  - Disciple of Lenin
  - Although he was head of both the party and government by 1958 he allowed debate
- Terror
  - Hungarian revolution

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