| 9 January 1957 |
Soviet Union
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Stalin
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The Soviet state restores the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic
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| 30 October 1956 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Soviet government declares a new approach to relations with socialist states
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| 25 February 1956 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Khrushchev delivers the “Secret Speech”
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| 25 February 1956 |
China,
Soviet Union
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Rise of China
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Khrushchev denounces Stalin
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| 14 February 1956 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Twentieth CPSU Congress opens
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| 7 September 1953 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Nikita Khrushchev becomes First Secretary
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| 26 June 1953 |
Soviet Union
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Stalin
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Lavrentiy Beria is arrested in the post-Stalin power struggle
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| 26 June 1953 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Lavrentiy Beria arrested
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| 4 April 1953 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Government clears and releases the accused doctors
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| 27 March 1953 |
Soviet Union
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Stalin
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The Soviet leadership announces a broad amnesty after Stalin’s death
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| 27 March 1953 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Post-Stalin amnesty releases many prisoners
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| 5 March 1953 |
Soviet Union
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Stalin
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Stalin dies in Moscow
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| 5 March 1953 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Joseph Stalin dies
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| 13 January 1953 |
Soviet Union
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Stalin
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Soviet media announce the “Doctors’ Plot” arrests
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| 13 January 1953 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Pravda announces the Doctors’ Plot
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