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Nikita Krushchev

Nikita Krushchev was the man who took over Stalin when he died. Nikita seemed to prefer a more peaceful co-existence with the other powers, ending feuds, and closing down Cominform. He relaxed his grip over east Europe, and many feel that this led to a ‘thaw’ in the Cold War. He too, trying to stamp his own authority, attacked Stalin for being a dictator, and accused him of being a murderer. This had shown he had more flexibility than Stalin.

However, when Hungary wanted to the Soviet army to withdraw from Hungary, and wanted to be neutral, troops were called in to crush the rebellion, and the leader, Imre Nagy, was tried by the USSR and later executed.

In this way, Nikita Krushchev was more similar to Roosevelt than Stalin. He wanted to show that he was a different leader than Stalin, and that he did not want war. All he wanted was to co-exist peacefully with the western powers. This is indeed shown through his actions, such as loosening his grip over the Soviet bloc. In contrast, Stalin had set up blockades and Cominform, to fight against the western powers.

The picture shows Krushchev and Kennedy working together, trying to contain the nuclear war. This shows the effort he was willing to put in, to prevent a full scale war from happening. However, he wasn’t willing to back down when people tried to take advantage of it, such as the cash of Hungary. He put down the rebellion, and showed that he could control them. I feel that this is more effective than the way Stalin did things, as he wanted peace.

Krushchev could be seen as the softer side of the USSR. During Stalin’s rule, he was a dictator with an iron grip. He used violence and threats to secure his rule while being aggressive to the Allies. This portrayed him as an evil dictator and it led to the souring of relationships. Krushchev on the other hand was willing to compromise and co-exist peacefully with the USA. He lightened control helped ease tensions. However, this did not mean that he was soft and allowed the US to run all over him. From this, we can conclude that although USSR was aggressive at the beginning, they can not be blamed totally for the cold war as they did try to build back relations.