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Digital History

Digital History: The Dealth of Stalin and the Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
In March 1953, Joseph Stalin, who had ruled the Soviet Union since 1928, died at the age of 73. His feared minister of internal affairs, Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria, was subsequently shot for treason. Nikita Khrushchev then became first...
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Other

Russian Life: Nikita S. Khrushchev

For Students 9th - 10th
Russian Life offers this article that analyzes Khrushchev and his de-Stalinization policies during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Nikita Khrushchev Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Documents containing the thoughts and opinions of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Most are from Russian archives, along with a few Bulgarian and Romanian documents. The collection includes comments on Stalin, the post-Stalin Soviet...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Khrushchev's Secret Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides some excerpts from a translation of Khrushchev's famous Secret Speech denouncing Stalin policies.
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AllRefer

All Refer Reference: Soviet Union: The Khrushchev Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This article surveys Soviet Union and its leader Nikita Khrushchev, who eventually wielded virtually supreme power after the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1953.
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Nikita Khrushchev

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of Nikita Khrushchev's life and political career. With link to Krushchev's comments on JFK.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Khrushchev's Secret Speech, 1956

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt of Nikita Khrushchev's "Secret Speech," delivered before a closed session of the Twentieth Party Congress in 1956. In this speech, Khrushchev admits the many crimes and atrocities of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.