In 1956, a secret speech by Khrushchev shattered the myth of Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev shocked the communist world in 1956 by delivering a midnight speech that systematically dismantled the god-like image of his predecessor, Joseph Stalin, and exposed his many crimes.
During the 20th Congress of the Communist Party in 1956, Nikita Khrushchev delivered a four-hour 'Secret Speech' that changed history. He stunned the audience by denouncing Joseph Stalin’s 'cult of personality' and revealing the mass purges and torture that had occurred under his rule.
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