De-Stalinization
De-Stalinization () consisted of a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953, and the ascension of Nikita Khrushchev to power.

The reforms consisted of changing or removing key institutions that helped Stalin hold power: the cult of personality that surrounded him and the Stalinist political system, both of which had been created by Stalin. These reforms were started by the collective leadership which succeeded him after his death in March 1953, consisting of Georgi Malenkov, Premier of the Soviet Union; Lavrentiy Beria, head of the Ministry of the Interior; and Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).
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Soviet Union
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death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin
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Nikita Khrushchev
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cult of personality that surrounded him
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Stalinist political system
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collective leadership
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Georgi Malenkov
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Lavrentiy Beria
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Ministry of the Interior
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Central Committee
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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De-Stalinization
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