Stalin’s Death (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Stalin's death date
Stalin's death date
5 March 1953
Date of Stalin's fatal stroke
Date of Stalin's fatal stroke
28 February 1953
The Doctors' Plot (Jan 1953)
The Doctors' Plot (Jan 1953)
Doctors conspired to kill Soviet leaders via malpractice
Stalin's age when he died
Stalin's age when he died
73 years old
Who won post-Stalin power struggle
Who won post-Stalin power struggle
Nikita Khrushchev
Beria, Malenkov, Khrushchev power bases
Beria, Malenkov, Khrushchev power bases
Secret police, government, Party apparatus
Leading theory: Stalin's death cause
Leading theory: Stalin's death cause
Beria murdered him through poisoning
Stalin's choice of successor
Stalin's choice of successor
None - deliberately left no successor
Year Khrushchev's rule ended
Year Khrushchev's rule ended
1964
Beria's fate in 1953
Beria's fate in 1953
Arrested and executed