Jakes Faces Tough Task as Czechoslovakia Chooses Change
Milos Jakes, 65, named party chief of Czechoslovakia, must convince 15.5 million people he can bring reform and bolster a stagnant economy. He is seen as a cautious administrator with Moscow ties, amid calls for Soviet-style restructuring and dissent over years of stagnation.
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Stalin Faces Threat From Party Stalwarts Before Purges
According to Anastasi Mikoyan’s memoirs printed by Ogonyok, 1934 opposition to Stalin among 17th Party Congress delegates and leaders like Kirov nearly toppled him. Kirov rejected leadership change, later murdered in December 1934, with Stalin’s goals only clearer after the fact.
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