Question

Why was De-Stalinization started by Nikita Khrushchev in the Soviet Union?

a
Stalin’s more ruthless policies were threatening the country
b
Stalin had asked for an end of the Cold war
c
Khrushchev actually tried to expand Stalin’s policies
d
Stalin had attempted to form an alliance with the United States
e
Stalin had made things “too free”

Answer 1

Martin McCauley argues that Khrushchev's purpose was to "liberate Party officials from the fear of repression". Khrushchev argued that if the Party were to be an efficient mechanism, stripped from the brutal abuse of power by any individual, it could transform the Soviet Union as well as the entire world.

Answer 2

I pretty sure the answer is c