mar 5, 1953 - Stalin's Death
Description:
Stalin dies and eventually, after a couple of short termed leaders, Nikita Khrushchev takes control of the USSR. This new leader wants to take a different approach to spreading communism to the rest of the world, peacefully, and wants to coexist and compete with the US.Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 5, 1953
Now
~ 72 years ago