Beria was detained during a leadership meeting as rivals in the post-Stalin government moved against him. The arrest marked a shift in the balance of power and opened a period of partial de-escalation...
The Central Committee rejected an effort by senior leaders including Molotov, Malenkov, and Kaganovich to remove Khrushchev. Khrushchev used party support to consolidate power; the episode also...
The Central Committee accepted Khrushchev’s resignation after senior party officials organized his removal. The episode ended the most visible reform period since Stalin’s death and reaffirmed elite...
