Though Nikita Khrushchev Was a Protégé of Stalin, He Later

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Essay

Though Nikita Khrushchev was a protégé of Stalin, he later became disenchanted with his mentor's leadership policies and sought to eradicate them once he himself rose to power. What specific Stalinist practices did Khrushchev seek to change and why? How successful was he?

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