HI109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Financial Services, European Social Model, Ostpolitik
Document Summary
Overall theme: the 60s for baby boomers were a restless search for the good live, even without limits. Soviet union built on massive and bloody soviet revoluion of the 1930s; and survived nazi invasion under stalin in 1941-1945. Ater 1953 khrushchev changes course, denounces stalin (1956), is more erraic in policies and alienates the party itself. Launches massive war against religion (1957-1963) that leads to underground church. Brings ussr and usa to brink of nuclear war with cuban missile crisis (1963) Stalin needs a new place to sleep , october 31st 1961. The problem with khrushchev"s polity: he makes too many enemies in party. Khrushchev is ousted by brezhnev, october 14th 1964. Khrushchev lives rest of his days in moscow with apartment and dacha. Owned his career rise to communist party under stalin. Brings stability to ussr (the end of the prison gulag) Allows for elite to live via vast special perks. The search for romanic love under brezhnev (1970s)
