Collective leadership

• When Stalin is started to be seen less

  • Five Polit bureau members meet up to talk ideas and met frequently
• who were the five leading the way after stalins death

  1. Malenkov
  2. Beria
  3. Molotov
  4. Voroshilov
  5. Krushchev
• They all pledge to collective leadership but a power struggle undermined
• They cut the presidium down

  • Malenkov becomes prime minister as he’s Stalins number 2 but hes also party secretary as hes got a government and party job
  • Malenkov relinquishes party secretary
• Malenkov is prime minister
• beria is interior minister - security
• molotov is Foriegn minister
• Voroshilov is head of state - monarch - ceremonial
• Khrushchev becomes party secretary
• khrushchev recognises power of the party