opposition

• who opposed Khrushchev 


  the 'Anti-Party Group'
• the anti-party group attempted to abolish the post of first secretary of the party which would have destroyed Khrushchev's power base
• members of the 'Anti-Party group'

  Molotov, Kagonovich and Malenkov
• molotov, Kagonovich and malenkov were removed from the Presidium as the actions they took to change the party organisational structure were illegal