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Hace 7 horas · Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1894 – 11 September 1971) was First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) from 1958 to 1964. During his rule, Khrushchev stunned the communist world with his denunciation of his predecessor Joseph Stalin's crimes and embarked on a policy of de ...
Hace 7 horas · The hundredth anniversary year of Vladimir Lenin’s death has generated a remarkable outpouring of explorations and evaluations that are in dramatic contrast to the flat, two-dimensional dogmas that became dominant during the Cold War years of 1947-90. Those seeking an understanding of Lenin are now presented with much to consider that is complex, multifaceted, vibrantly alive and, perhaps ...
Hace 7 horas · The idea that Stalinism, the consolidation of a privileged totalitarian bureaucratic elite in Russia, and Stalin’s policy that proletarian revolution could be confined to ‘socialism in one country’, was somehow an organic outgrowth of Lenin’s theory of worldwide international revolution and a democratically run socialist society, is an incredible statement.
Hace 7 horas · The Death of Stalin. Stalin ist tot, lange lebe – ja, wer eigentlich? Die Ranküne um die Nachfolge des Herrschers inszeniert Armando Iannucci mit großartigen Schauspielern als bitterböse Farce. Kino Heute 25.05. So 26.05. Mo 27.05. Di 28.05. Mi 29.05. Do 30.05. Fr 31.05. Hochschulfilmclub, Ilmenau:
Hace 7 horas · Washington D.C., May 25, 2024 - The National Security Archive today marks what would have been Anatoly Sergeyevich Chernyaev’s 103rd birthday with the publication for the first time in English of his diary for 1984. A top aide to Mikhail Gorbachev who later became one of the most important scholars of the perestroika period, Chernyaev’s diary for 1984 documents his time as deputy director ...
Hace 7 horas · In October 2023, Russia's Duma voted to withdraw Moscow's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. And finally, on 21 May this year, Russia began the first stage of tactical nuclear weapons drills, involving the most-modern Iskander and Kinzhal missiles, in areas bordering Ukraine. Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's ...
In "The Death of Stalin" (2017), the actors use a variety of British accents. This was a deliberate choice by the film makers after they blew the voice coach budget on Field Marshall Zhukov's medals.
