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In 1953, the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin creates a power vacuum in the Kremlin's leadership. It also unleashes a wave of unrest in Eastern Europe, as some Soviet satellites test the limits of Moscow's tolerance.
 
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| Stalin's absolute power meant that his death was sure to create a power vacuum. Even as he lay dying, his potential successors were already jockeying for position.
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| To some, Nikita Khrushchev was just another cunning Soviet dictator. To others,
he was a jolly crusader for communism. But to his son, Khrushchev
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| Without ever firing a shot in anger, NATO contributed to the collapse of
the Soviet empire. Now, an expanded NATO is helping Moscow -- by preventing
the re-militarization of Germany.
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TIME: Hungary: Freedom's Choice
July 1, 1957
PRAVDA: Block path of reaction in Hungary!
November 4, 1956
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Terror accompanied Joseph Stalin even in death: Five hundred people were trampled to death in Moscow on the day of his funeral.
-- From "Russia: A History," edited by Gregory Freeze
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