Opposition (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Year Stalin at height of power
Year Stalin at height of power
1945
What happened to Zhukov after WW2?
What happened to Zhukov after WW2?
Banished to obscure command in Urals
Years senior commanders executed on treason charges
Years senior commanders executed on treason charges
1946-48
Year Zhdanov died of heart attack
Year Zhdanov died of heart attack
1948
Who engineered Leningrad Affair purge?
Who engineered Leningrad Affair purge?
Beria and Malenkov
Doctors' Plot announced when?
Doctors' Plot announced when?
Jan 1953
Presidium vote against Khrushchev (June 1957)
Presidium vote against Khrushchev (June 1957)
Seven to four
Three hardliners in Anti-Party Group
Three hardliners in Anti-Party Group
Molotov, Kaganovich, Voroshilov
Kaganovich's job after Anti-Party Group defeat
Kaganovich's job after Anti-Party Group defeat
Cement factory manager in Urals
Molotov's posting after Anti-Party Group defeat
Molotov's posting after Anti-Party Group defeat
Ambassador to Mongolia
Year Zhukov dismissed from Presidium
Year Zhukov dismissed from Presidium
1957
Congress where Stalin's body removed from mausoleum
Congress where Stalin's body removed from mausoleum
22nd Party Congress 1961
Stalingrad renamed to what?
Stalingrad renamed to what?
Volgograd
Date of Novocherkassk rebellion
Date of Novocherkassk rebellion
1 June 1962
Samizdat meaning
Samizdat meaning
Self-publishing