Word: molotovs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...quieted. Voroshilov launched into a eulogy more lavish than any heard since Stalin's death. The marshal praised Khrushchev as defender of "Leninist ideas," rectifier of Stalin's "mistakes." "untiring champion of peace," architect of a "majestic housing program." victor over "antiparty plotters" such as Malenkov and Molotov. Because of Khrushchev's "exceptionally fruitful work." he concluded, "it has been decided that Nikita Sergeevich should [also] remain in his post as First Secretary" of the Communist Party...
...Molotov Cocktail. In Detroit, Moonshiner Macy Leggette Jr., 22, was convicted after a bottle of his homemade whisky exploded in a cop's pocket a few minutes before it was to be used as evidence against...
...negotiating with the Russians: "You never could tell what Molotov wanted or what he believed. He is one of the pig-headedest men that ever I've come in contact with, and whenever I wanted him to perform, I called Stalin up and told him what I'd like to have done. Then Molotov would do it ... Stalin at Potsdam made a very agreeable impression on me. He was easy enough to get along with and he was -it was easy enough to make agreement with him. Of course, I didn't know at that time...
...year-end Plenum, Khrushchev moved a clutch of his secretariat juniors into the party Presidium in place of Molotov and other old stagers flung out in last June's big command scrap. Of the top Presidium's 15 members, all but five Bulganin, Voroshilov, Mikoyan, Shvernik and Kozlov) are now Khrushchev subbordinates who also hold jobs in the party secretariat...
...enjoyed it. And lootings? It's capitalist property anyhow that they are stealing.") By this little switch, Khrushchev rid himself of the man who helped him get rid of Zhukov, just as he had rid himself of Zhukov three months after the marshal helped him get rid of Molotov & Co. The further result was to give a member of the proffessional officers' corps the unpopular choice of enforcing the December directives 1) making compulsory 50 hours of indoctrination lectures yearly, and 2) making attendance obligatory for all, including highest-ranking officers...