Khrushchev motives

• Memoirs - Tortured by moral conscience

  • Way of atoning for what he’s done - through speech
• he wanted to improve the Soviet Union

  • the reason it was held back was repression
  • we have to regain trust of the people
  • party amd union become an efficient machien
• frightened that people would find it anyway so he can control the narrative

  • party couldnt survive after
• guarantee khrushchevs position

  • less implicated than fellow presidium members
  • undermine his political rivals