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sep 14, 1953 - Khrushchev

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Khrushchev was the new leader of the Soviet Union when Stalin died. He was very different from Stalin; he wanted a peaceful co-existence with the west and wanted people in Eastern Europe to have more independence.

DESTALINISATION - Khrushchev wanted to undo some of Stalin's policies that Khrushchev saw as backwards and too harsh.

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sep 14, 1953
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~ 73 years ago