russian november november january soviet statesman cold war served second secretary communist_party soviet_union unofficial chief party death responsible party democracy power separation communist_party attitude change foremost anti soviet leaders born rural russia member studied economics 1920s left job teacher pursue politics time soviet politicians took mass repression begun regime impressed soviet leadership extent pre eastern soviet union secretary administrative area war headed local guerrilla movement member years later elected lost recognition influence earned following soviet leadership death late 1950s risen leader opposition leadership ousted supported establishment collective leadership supported inner party democracy opposed man rule seen considered party chief second command death january viewed starting battle succeed post general secretary early years career born rural locality russian_empire november began work local organisation eventually member working nearly years member graduating studied economics summer graduating institute graduate student research fellow economics teaching abandoned teaching favour party apparatus inspector communist_party peasants main task large numbers personal cases discipline appeals expulsion party directed commission charged party provinces purge organised chairman author contends involved setting trials contributed party members party line meaning left wing orders city secretary communist_party wartime activities eastern world war known russia great patriotic war member military soviet led headquarters local guerrilla movement according soviet historiography years guerrilla fighter highly successful participants differ official account participants claim number problems reduced effectiveness battlefield war spent time workers fight german invaders guerrilla movement led operated regional party cells liberation maintained close contact war supervised muslim minorities chaired anti soviet literature height power 1970s accuse personally responsible killings nationalist political opponents soviets course soviet entry baltic states drive berlin words historian brutally aftermath great patriotic war protégé member immediately head year appointed head propaganda harsh critic jewish anti fascist committee post war years transferred moscow elected retain seat rest life confidence entrusted task speaking behalf meeting fourth anniversary death september editor chief central member commission created investigate charges levied moscow local communist_party secretary russian historian speculates book secret heir june elected supreme soviet promoted later known following 19th party congress suffered temporary reversal died dismissed continued work chairman years immediately following death era recovered authority elected seat bypassing customary candidate membership 20th party congress delivered famous cult personality ideological report february updated criticism personality cult caused considerable harm ideological party work role masses role party collective leadership undermined inner party democracy suppressed party members initiative enterprise led lack control work individuals prevented development criticism self criticism gave rise sided times mistaken decisions hungarian revolution operated close proximity order direct activities soviet troops lend assistance new hungarian leadership attended meeting elected telegram soviet leadership acknowledged situation dire content dismissal general secretary choice successor supreme soviet criticised concessions new revolutionary government despite initial reservations eventually supported decision intervene hungary militarily replace government leadership june backed struggle led later wrote memoirs convinced support telling emerge winner support following october accused minister defence removed party government posts removal effect firmly armed forces party control speech january officially proposed dissolve reform particular soviet ideology socialist society cooperative ownership property considered lower form public ownership state ownership proposal expand cooperative ownership ran contrary theory interpreted supported economic policy regarded proposal unacceptable ideological grounds election speech march refused recognise ideological significance reform preferring instead focus reform practical benefits improving productivity unlike party leaders avoided mentioning reform convened january wanted consider draft new seven year plan demonstrated statement country developed socialist state development higher state communist development saw view flawed countered view approved party discredit assertion deferred teach communism doesn appear suddenly comes existence matures develops passes development definite stages phases new period development soviet society marked gradual drawing forms socialist property state process social changes long end course seven year period progressively critical policies political campaign eliminate left old guard deep seated foreign domestic policy opposed idea improving soviet united_states relations attempts yugoslavia domestically opposed policy economic scheme visited united_kingdom visit success leader labour_party travelled soviet_union later year guest sino soviet relations long strained told reports matter leadership recently developed tendencies degree maturity socialist relations china elements shortcomings largely explained atmosphere cult personality accounts come believe compared growing personality cult seen years following failure leader opposition faction known moscow faction leadership able hold power conceding opposition demands times crisis incident cuban missile crisis aftermath crisis able remove replace new anti members position greatly weakened failure cuban missile crisis power greatly increased campaign office initiated leader opposition fallen seriously ill trip previous year instead led opposition era collective leadership october ousted played crucial role event alongside premier secretary influential soviet politicians 1960s following having led opposition years acquired great power rose power interested leader soviet_union content remain man scenes term people seat collective leadership founded immediately consisting secretary head government later head state beginning vocal critic man rule seen condemned man rule equally criticised policy strong supporter democratic prevented taking post head government members unofficial communist_party leadership increasingly blocked radical reforms soviet economic reform initiated opposed undermined socialist world revolution opposed sort radical reforms attempted leaders voted soviet military intervention initially prague spring regarded according pope orthodox communists political career increasingly concerned soviet_union leading role communist movement compromised book path power argues russian nationalist believed russia centre universe given unofficial title chief communist_party spent time followed party line supported retreat beliefs examples ideological retreat include end single party approved natural science versions biology chemistry physics existed tight ideological control literature included literature critical soviet rule work routinely censored later life death beginning 1980s political economic turmoil seriously eroded authority position matter carried particular weight chaired established august deal polish crisis members commission included high ranking soviets minister defence minister foreign affairs long time associate august commission considered soviet military intervention region secretary able persuade commission soviet military intervention situation agreed argument stating troops introduced mean think share unanimous opinion discussion introduction troops able persuade polish leadership establish martial law poland january revealed deputy chairman shielded children corruption investigations facts revealed challenged statement matter threatened expulsion communist_party died january challenge statement days later died january diabetes death viewed starting battle succeed assumed post party second secretary sidelined days rule buried january wall expressed great sadness passing recognition awarded decorations medals life hero awards orders order october revolution degree order patriotic war awarded gold medal awarded highest state awards personal life married worked director life badly suffered internal diseases especially diabetes severe form ignored physician recommendations lithuanian born requested cases renowned foreign doctor invited visit expressed gratitude work avoided meeting person representative country children born named russian revolution second child maya born named day
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