HIST 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Georgy Malenkov, Totalitarianism, Cuban Missile Crisis

• School: McGill University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 304
• Professor: Charlie Sharpe

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Harvey lavan van cliburn, jr. - american who won the first international thaikovski and the competition was to illustrate the. The judges asked khrushchev and he said if he was the best then give him the prize. He was still adored by many especially due to his leadership in the war, particularly his not leaving moscow. Post war purges of ethnic minorities in southern russia. The fear of stalin"s rule spread to every aspect of the soviet world. Any one with any talent in any sphere at one point or another was afraid of him. Those closest to him did not call medical attention when he collapsed in his bedroom. They decided that they did not want another stalin not just because of fear, but also because of the totalitarian militarism and a reclaim for a degree of legitimacy and economic improvement. Reducing internal conflict - legality and means of procedure allowing the citizens to have recourse against injustice.