Moldova, the Latvian Purges and Khrushchev’s Generational Struggle, 1958–1962

William D. Prigge and Marius Tăríţă

Europe-Asia Studies, 2024, vol. 76, issue 6, 950-974

Abstract: Historians of the Soviet Union have increasingly turned their attention to the seemingly quiet years of 1958–1962. Turnover in top leadership within the republics has long been noted, but the causes of these changes and their extent are still not precisely known. This study examines turnover rates for each of the republic central committees, then uses Moldova and Latvia as case studies. We conclude that the root cause of the change was a desire to replace the older generation. The targeting of nationalists, the more usual explanation, was in fact a rearguard action by the old guard, which slowed but did not stop the shift.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2024.2354743

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