Khrushchev thaw

period from the early 1950s to the early 1960s when repression and censorship in the Soviet Union were relaxed
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Khrushchev thaw

Summary

Khrushchev thaw is a historical period[1]. It draws 588 Wikipedia views per month (historical_period category, ranking #133 of 371).[2]

Key Facts

  • Khrushchev thaw is in the country of Soviet Union[3].
  • Khrushchev thaw's instance of is recorded as historical period[4].
  • The Thaw is named after Khrushchev thaw[5].
  • Nikita Khrushchev is named after Khrushchev thaw[6].
  • Khrushchev thaw began on 1954[7].
  • Khrushchev thaw ended on 1964[8].
  • Khrushchev thaw's has cause is recorded as On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences[9].
  • Khrushchev thaw's topic's main category is recorded as Q9997058[10].

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Definition and Type

Khrushchev thaw's instance of is recorded as historical period[4].

Origins

Things named after include The Thaw[5], a literary work[11], written by Ilya Ehrenburg[12] and Nikita Khrushchev[6], a politician[13], 1894–1971[14], of Russian Empire[15], awarded the Order of Lenin[16], specialised in politics[17].

Influence

Things named for Khrushchev thaw include Ottepel[18], a film[19], directed by Valery Todorovsky[20].

Why It Matters

Khrushchev thaw draws 588 Wikipedia views per month (historical_period category, ranking #133 of 371).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Entities named for it include Ottepel[18], a film[19], directed by Valery Todorovsky[20].

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  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has cause On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
    Aliases
    Named after The Thaw, Nikita Khrushchev
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29529, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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