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the  satellite states NKVD 30,000 de-Stalinisation 1961 economic
1956                     East                     ‘The Thaw’
West Nikita Khrushchev  Stalin was ruler of the Soviet Union
from 1929 until 1953. His regime was cruel and oppressive and
his will was enforced through the use of fear, intimidation and
special organisations such as the (1) ….. or secret police. Many
were relieved at the news of his death, however sudden and
unexpected it was. He was replaced by (2) ….. ….., who denounced
Stalin’s rule during the 20th Party Congress in 1956. He ordered
the demolition of monuments to Stalin such as statues, and the
removal of Stalin’s body from the Kremlin. Cities which had been
named after Stalin had their names changed yet