Thaw (Khrushchev Thaw)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Khrushchev_Thaw
gptkbp:characterizedBy gptkb:de-Stalinization
release of political prisoners
reduced censorship
political liberalization
cultural openness
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:endDate 1964
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Brezhnev_era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thaw (Khrushchev Thaw)
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Nikita_Khrushchev
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Nikita_Khrushchev
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Secret_Speech_(1956)
publication of previously banned literature
expansion of artistic freedom
greater contact with the West
relaxation of repression
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Stalinist_era
gptkbp:significance marked a break from Stalinist policies
gptkbp:startDate 1953
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Khrushchev_era
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8