Report by Nikita Khrushchev on 25 Feb. 1956, sharply critical of Stalin, charging him with a cult of personality. It was first published on 25 February 1956. It is associated with 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It led to Khrushchev thaw, Sino-Soviet split and dissolution of the Soviet Union. It was written by Nikita Khrushchev. Its main subject is Joseph Stalin's cult of personality.
Before and after
- 1 January 1956Birth of Christine Lagarde
- 1956Founding of International Finance Corporation
- 3 January 1956Birth of Mel Gibson
- 5 January 1956Birth of Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- 25 February 1956Publication of On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
- 1 March 1956Birth of Dalia Grybauskaitė
- 9 March 19561956 Georgian demonstrations
- 26 April 1956The first container ship sails
- June 1956Poznań 1956 protests
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