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Mar 10, 2022 · From Stalin's reign of terror to Gorbachev and glasnost, meet the eight leaders who presided over the USSR. By: Becky Little. Updated: October 3, 2023 | Original: March 10, 2022. copy page link...
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PortraitName (lifespan)PeriodDurationVladimir Lenin (1870–1924) [32]30 December 1922 [32] ↓ 21 January 1924 † ...1 year, 22 days1st – 10th [a] 11th 12thJoseph Stalin (1878–1953) [13]21 January 1924 [13] ↓ 5 March 1953 † ...29 years, 43 days13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19thGeorgy Malenkov (1902–1988) [37]5 March 1953 [38] [39] ↓ 7 September 1953 ...186 days—Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971) [43]7 September 1953 [40] ↓ 14 October 1964 ...11 years, 37 days20th 21st 22ndSoviet leader Nikita Khruschev and U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy are forever linked by the Cuban Missile Crisis, Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek by the Chinese Civil War, and U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev by the roles they played in bringing the Cold War to an end.
Oct 27, 2009 · The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension marked by competition and confrontation between communist nations led by the Soviet Union and Western democracies including the United...
Aug 30, 2022 · Gorbachev wanted to end the Cold War, successfully negotiating with US President Ronald Reagan for the abolition of a whole class of weapons through the Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty.
Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union until his death in 1953. His actions and ideas were a significant factor in the unfolding Cold War.
Jan 26, 2023 · Stalin caused the first major Cold War crisis in 1948 when he cut off all ground transportation to Berlin. Known as the Berlin Blockade, it ended on May 12th, 1949, as the Berlin Airlift proved too effective at supplying the city.
