Secret Speech of 1956
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The Secret Speech of 1956 was a landmark address by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denouncing Joseph Stalin’s cult of personality and political repressions, which triggered major shifts within the Soviet Union and the global communist movement.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khrushchev’s Secret Speech | 2 |
| Secret Speech | 2 |
| Khrushchev's Secret Speech | 1 |
| Khrushchev's Secret Speech at the 20th Congress (1956) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet document
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historical event ⓘ political speech ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Secret Speech of 1956
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surface form:
Khrushchev’s Secret Speech
On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences ⓘ Secret Speech of 1956 ⓘ
surface form:
Secret Speech
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| classifiedAs | secret at the time of delivery ⓘ |
| condemns |
abuse of the secret police
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mass arrests under Stalin ⓘ show trials of the 1930s ⓘ violations of socialist legality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Joseph Stalin
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Stalin-era political repression ⓘ Stalin’s cult of personality ⓘ |
| date | 1956-02-25 ⓘ |
| dateLeaked | 1956 ⓘ |
| deliveredAt |
Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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surface form:
20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
|
| deliveredBy | Nikita Khrushchev ⓘ |
| deliveredTo | delegates of the 20th CPSU Congress ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Nikita Khrushchev ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
turning point in Soviet history
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turning point in the history of international communism ⓘ |
| impact |
ideological crisis in many communist parties
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reassessment of Stalinism worldwide ⓘ weakening of Stalin’s posthumous reputation ⓘ |
| initiated | de-Stalinization in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | closed session of Communist Party delegates ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| leakedTo |
Western governments
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Western media ⓘ |
| officialTitle | On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences ⓘ |
| placeOfSpeech | Moscow ⓘ |
| policyAssociatedWith |
de-Stalinization
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surface form:
Khrushchev Thaw
partial liberalization in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| politicalContext | de-Stalinization ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
distance CPSU from Stalin’s crimes
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legitimize Khrushchev’s leadership ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
de-Stalinization
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surface form:
Khrushchev Thaw
de-Stalinization ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
major shifts in the global communist movement
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major shifts within the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| topic |
Stalinist repressions
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surface form:
Stalinist purges
abuses of power under Joseph Stalin ⓘ cult of personality of Joseph Stalin ⓘ political repression in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| year | 1956 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Khrushchev’s Secret Speech
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Secret Speech
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Secret Speech
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Khrushchev’s Secret Speech
this entity surface form:
Khrushchev's Secret Speech
Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Secret Speech of 1956
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this entity surface form:
Khrushchev's Secret Speech at the 20th Congress (1956)