On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
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"On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" is a secret speech delivered in 1956 that denounced Joseph Stalin’s authoritarian rule and marked a major turning point in Soviet politics and de-Stalinization.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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political speech ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Secret Speech of 1956
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surface form:
Khrushchev’s Secret Speech
Secret Speech of 1956 ⓘ
surface form:
Secret Speech
|
| audience | delegates of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| author | Nikita Khrushchev ⓘ |
| circulation | read to closed party meetings ⓘ |
| classificationStatusAtDelivery | secret ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Joseph Stalin
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Stalinist repressions ⓘ
surface form:
Stalinist purges
cult of personality around Joseph Stalin ⓘ deportations of entire nationalities ⓘ excessive concentration of power in one leader ⓘ forced confessions and show trials ⓘ mass repressions of party members ⓘ violations of socialist legality ⓘ |
| date | 1956-02-25 ⓘ |
| 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
|
| documentType | internal party report ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to ideological crisis in global communist movement
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influenced political liberalization in Eastern Europe ⓘ marked a turning point in Soviet politics ⓘ shocked Communist parties worldwide ⓘ triggered de-Stalinization in the Soviet Union ⓘ weakened Stalin’s posthumous prestige ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
de-Stalinization
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surface form:
Khrushchev Thaw
|
| ideologicalPosition | anti-Stalinist within communist framework ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| leakedTo |
Western governments
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Western media ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Soviet political repression
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abuses of power under Joseph Stalin ⓘ criticism of Joseph Stalin ⓘ cult of personality ⓘ de-Stalinization ⓘ |
| placeOfSpeech | Moscow ⓘ |
| politicalContext | post-Stalin Soviet Union ⓘ |
| politicalLine |
de-Stalinization
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partial rehabilitation of victims of repression ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | Soviet communism ⓘ |
| publisher |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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surface form:
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (internal circulation)
|
| relatedEvent |
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
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ |
| speaker | Nikita Khrushchev ⓘ |
| supports |
collective leadership in the Communist Party
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return to Leninist norms ⓘ |
| year | 1956 ⓘ |
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