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| 1956, Feb. 14 |
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| At the opening of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Khrushchev launched an ATTACK ON STALIN and the “cult of personality.” He also declared that coexistence was now the goal of Soviet foreign policy. The Congress, sitting until Feb. 25, adopted the sixth five-year plan. | 1 |
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| April 17 |
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| The government announced the disbanding of the Cominform. | 2 |
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| April 23 |
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| Khrushchev, on a visit to England (April 18–27), announced that the USSR would produce a hydrogen-guided missile. | 3 |
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| May 14 |
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| The government announced a reduction in the armed forces by 1.2 million men, by May 1, 1957. | 4 |
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| June 1 |
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| Foreign Minister Molotov resigned his post and was succeeded by Dmitri T. Shepilov, editor of Pravda. | 5 |
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| July 17 |
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| Despite its friendship with Arab countries, the Soviet government signed an agreement to step up its oil deliveries to Israel. | 6 |
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| Oct.–Nov |
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| Soviet forces were involved in the Hungarian revolt (See Oct. 27). | 7 |
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| Dec. 26 |
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| The state of war with Japan was ended. | 8 |
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