Khrushchev's Secret Speech Fifty years ago, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev gave a speech denouncing his predecessor Joseph Stalin. He set in motion a new era for the Soviet Union, and changed ...

Russia is marking the 50th anniversary of Khrushchev's "secret speech," in which he denounced crimes committed under Josef Stalin and the cult of personality surrounding the deceased Soviet leader.

At a party congress in the Moscow region on Saturday, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) adopted a ...

Recovery has set in, sporadically, in the 50 years that have passed since Khrushchev delivered his “secret speech.” But progress was slow and even now has far to go.

He was the first reporter to learn of Nikita Khrushchev's secret speech in February 1956 to the Communist Party elite. Now Josef Stalin had been buried as the Soviet Union's most beloved leader.

KHRUSHCHEV’S DENUNCIATION OF STALIN . The most sensational event in recent Communist history was Nikita Khrushchev’s three-hour secret address to the 20th Congress of the party in February.

In 1956, Nikita Khrushchev delivered a shocking speech that exposed Stalin’s crimes. It triggered De-Stalinization and reshaped the Soviet Union forever.

What Khrushchev’s famous “secret speech” can tell us about regime change. By Anne Applebaum. March 31, 2003 5:42 PM. Tweet Share Share Comment Tweet Share Share Comment ...

Anne Applebaum's reluctance to celebrate Nikita Khrushchev's speech denouncing Joseph Stalin and Stalinism 50 years ago was justified ["Happy Anniversary, Nikita Khrushchev," op-ed, Feb. 22]. The ...