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 * Speaker:** Nikita Khrushchev (leader of Russia during Cold War)
 * Audience:** 20th Congress of the C.P.S.U
 * Context:** Stalin died three years prior to this speech and was succeeded by a triumvirate of leaders. However, they only briefly existed before Khrushchev took power a short few months later. Russia remained its tight control of other countries in Eastern Europe such as Hungary. A few months before he gave this speech, there was a Hungarian Uprising. Hungary wanted personal freedom, food, and the removal of Russia officials since Poland had been granted them earlier in 1956. America stated they sympathized with Hungary which increased tensions in the Cold War, which was occurring throughout Khrushchev's rule.
 * Purpose:** Khrushchev's speech intended to convince the party members to bring back Leninism and "de-Stalinize" Russia. However, in actuality, Khrushchev wanted to strengthen his control of the communist party during his power struggle against other fascist Stalin loyalists.

Deery, Phillip, and Rachael Calkin. "“We All Make Mistakes”: The Communist Party Of Australia And Khrushchev's Secret Speech, 1956." Australian Journal Of Politics & History 54.1 (2008): 69-84. Academic Search Complete. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
 * Historical Opinions:**
 * http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=543470bc-e14b-4f4f-aa6b-c39bf16eb06a%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=30068543

Rettie, John. "The Story Was, In Journalistic Terms, An Earthquake. It Confirmed That Khrushchev Had Indeed Made His Rumoured Speech Denouncing Stalin." New Statesman 135.4779 (2006): 28-31. Literary Reference Center. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
 * http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=8&sid=543470bc-e14b-4f4f-aa6b-c39bf16eb06a%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=lfh&AN=19640698

Zhihua, Shen, and Xia Yafeng. "A Political Duet: The Twentieth Congress Of The CPSU, The Eighth Congress Of The CCP, And Sino-Soviet Relations." Modern China Studies 22.1 (2015): 127-167. Academic Search Complete. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
 * http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=11&sid=543470bc-e14b-4f4f-aa6b-c39bf16eb06a%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4108&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=9900937

WOJNOWSKI, ZBIGNIEW. "De-Stalinization And Soviet Patriotism: Ukrainian Reactions To East European Unrest In 1956." Kritika: Explorations In Russian & Eurasian History 13.4 (2012): 799. Publisher Provided Full Text Searching File. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
 * http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=21&sid=543470bc-e14b-4f4f-aa6b-c39bf16eb06a%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4108&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=edb&AN=83743376

Opinions on Khrushchev from Russian civilians who lived during his time
 * http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/26/russia.theobserver

"Stalin Denounced By Nikita Khrushchev." History Today 56.2 (2006): 58-59. History Reference Center. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
 * Important Articles to Note**
 * http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=13&sid=543470bc-e14b-4f4f-aa6b-c39bf16eb06a%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4108&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=kh
 * http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/stalin-denounced-nikita-khrushchev

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/hungarian_uprising_1956.htm https://www.marxists.org/archive/khrushchev/1956/02/24.htm
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