Russia Almost immediately after the death of Stalin, many of the representative policies that he had instituted were dismantled. Under the leadership of Nikita Khruschev, political controls were to some degree relaxed, and cultural life experienced a brief period of revival. However, opposition to Khruschev gradually gained strength within the party, and in 1964 he was removed from office. He retired quietly unlike the removal of leaders in times before. Brezhnev became the next leader of …showed first 75 words of 932 total…

…showed last 75 words of 932 total…toward a free market system. He tries often to walk the line. He doesn't make a move firmly in either direction. Of course his policies will not work, the people do not know how much of this rhetoric should be trusted. He was able to end the cold war and break down barriers between the Soviet Union and other parts of the world. Because of his efforts, Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.