Difference between revisions of "Destalinization"
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| − | When [[Nikita Khrushchev]] succeeded [[Joseph Stalin]] as ruler of the [[Soviet Union]], he began to try to wipe out any memory or support of Stalin in what is called "destalinization". | + | When [[Nikita Khrushchev]] succeeded [[Joseph Stalin]] as ruler of the [[Soviet Union]], he began to try to wipe out any memory or support of Stalin in what is called "destalinization". He took down Stalin’s statue and renamed Stalingrad to Volgograd. |
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Latest revision as of 06:35, January 15, 2021
When Nikita Khrushchev succeeded Joseph Stalin as ruler of the Soviet Union, he began to try to wipe out any memory or support of Stalin in what is called "destalinization". He took down Stalinâs statue and renamed Stalingrad to Volgograd.