Fears decreased when Stalin died in 1953 and Nikita Khruschev emerged as the Soviet Union's new leader. Soon, life in Soviet Armenia began to see rapid improvement. The church, which suffered greatly under Stalin, was revived when Catholicos Vazgen I assumed the duties of his office in 1955. In 1967, a memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide was built at the Tsitsernakaberd hill above the Hrazdan gorge in Yerevan. This occurred after mass demonstrations took place on the tragic event's fiftieth anniversary in 1965. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who succeeded Stalin? ANS1 Nikita Khruschev QSN2 When was the Armenian Genocide Memorial constructed? ANS2 1967 QSN3 When did Vazgen acquire his position? ANS3 1955 QSN4 When did Stalin pass away? ANS4 1953 QSN5 Where is the memorial for the Armenian Genocide? ANS5 Yerevan