Stalin’s death aftermath

Cold War episode 7 – After Stalin 1953-1956: Following Stalin’s demise, it becomes possible for change to occur. Khrushchev outwits Malenkov in the struggle for power and embarks on a journey to the West. Citizens of Germany, Poland, and Hungary attempt to rebel against Soviet rule. In 1956, a Hungarian uprising is brutally suppressed by Soviet tanks. The US, committed to containing rather than overthrowing communism, takes no action.         Subsequent to Stalin’s unexpected death, Nikita Khrushchev seizes control of the Soviet Union and reverses some of Stalin’s repressive policies. Khrushchev also rekindles relations with Yugoslavia and, […]