In 1956, the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounced Stalin in a secret speech to a Communist Party conference. He dared to describe his predecessor as a brutal tyrant, not a Communist hero. Show more
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In 1956, the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounced Stalin in a secret speech to a Communist Party conference. He dared to describe his predecessor as a brutal tyrant, not a Communist hero. Show more
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