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Contents • • • • 'De-Stalinization' [ ] When Nikita became the leader of the, he began something he called 'De-Stalinization'. He made a, in which he denounced as a man who committed many of innocent people. In early 1956, he took down all posters and statues of. Also, he moved Stalin's grave to a place where people could not see it. Relations with the 'West' [ ] He also had better contacts with the western countries like the,,. This means the USSR and the were friendlier.

He visited America in 1959. During this visit, Khrushchev spoke at the and visited where he wanted, including destinations such as New York.

However, his visit to Disneyland was cancelled for security reasons. But the USSR and the US still did not trust each other. In 1962 America and the USSR had a which could have led to but didn't.

Khrushchev had bargained with the Americans to get rid of the missiles they had placed in, for the missiles in Cuba were the only way for withdrawal. Relations with China [ ] Also, during this time, the Soviet Union became a lot less friendly with. Because the Chinese leader liked Stalin, he did not like it when Khrushchev became friendlier with the west, and when Nikita Khrushchev began a ' campaign. References [ ].

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] The name of Khreshchatyk is believed to be derived from the word krest or khrest (). It lies in a valley that is crossed by several ravines. When looked at from above, the valley resembles a cross.

A small river, the Khreshchatyk River, a tributary of Kiev's, ran along much of the valley, and still runs underground along much of the street. Russian Empire [ ] For a long time, Khreshchatyk remained an undeveloped ravine between several neighborhoods of Kiev: - the commercial neighbourhood, the Upper City - the administrative neighbourhood, and neighbourhood built around the ('Monastery of the Caves'). The development of the area only started in the 19th century. The ravine was filled and accelerating construction quickly followed. By the middle 19th century, Khreshchatyk was developed as Kiev's main thoroughfare in the climate of rapid growth of the city during the in. The street soon became the center of Kiev's commercial life, as the city itself developed into the main commercial center in the Empire's south-west. In 1892, the first electric in the ran in Kiev and by 1894, the line was extended to Khreshchatyk.

The street was served by the tram for about 40 years. Revolution [ ] During the period of chaos after the, many buildings on Khreshchatyk were heavily damaged as the city changed hands many times between,,, and forces. On May 9, 1920, the under General celebrated their by a ceremonial parade on Khreshchatyk. Xlive dll download gta 4.

They were driven out by the within weeks. Interbellum [ ]. The was heavily damaged during the. Between the wars, Khreshchatyk underwent major development and reconstruction.

Between 1923 and 1937, the street was named after, an early diplomat assassinated in. In the mid-1930s, the tram lines were deconstructed, and the trams replaced. World War II [ ] During, almost every building on the street was mined with explosives by the retreating troops. In September 1941, after troops occupied the city, explosions were set off by radio-controlled fuses from over 400 kilometres away. The demolition of over three hundred buildings on Khreshchatyk became the first operation in history where the long-distance radio-controlled explosions were used for military purposes. Much of the surviving historic center of Kiev was demolished. This unprecedented method of warfare caused panic and brought heavy casualties among both the occupiers and city's remaining civilian population.