Tag Archives: Josef Stalin

February 25, 1956

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Joel Byers

On February 25, 1956, Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev gave a speech before the Communist Party in Moscow. In his speech, ‘On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences’, Khrushchev criticized former Soviet leader, Josef Stalin. Khrushchev was no fool, as Stalin had been dead for three years and he’d made sure that Stalin had a … Continue reading →

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January 21, 1924

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Joel Byers

On January 21, 1924, Soviet Leader Lenin died. Joseph Stalin immediately began a purge of his rivals and intellectuals for the leadership of the Soviet Union. If people who are trying to gain power and control over a state or government start… Continue reading →

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February 25, 1956

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 25, 1956 Communist Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev criticized the late Josef Stalin in a speech he gave to the Communist Party Congress in Moscow. Thus proving that Old Iron Joe really did die on March 5, 1953, because if he was still alive, Lil’ Nikita would have been on a train to Siberia … Continue reading →

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