What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Those who know the history of the Soviet Union well should know that its first leader was the world-famous Lenin. After Lenin's death, Stalin became its second leader, and he did so for nearly thirty years. After Stalin's death, Khrushchev came to power. Strangely enough, he reigned for only ten years before he was ousted from power by his own people.
Before he was ousted, he was said to have spoken in front of all his colleagues who had fought alongside him. Although the number of words in this sentence is not much, it is so loud that after he said this sentence, it immediately caused the scene to become extremely embarrassing. So, what exactly did he say?
First, the leader of the Soviet Union who came to power with an extremely sad ending.
By 1964, Khrushchev had been in power for almost eleven years. On the surface, it seems that he is at the peak of his reign. But in reality, he was already in a political crisis. In other words, the political challenges he faced at that time were still quite enormous. It's just that maybe even he didn't realize that he didn't pass this hurdle in the end.
One day in October 1964, the Soviet Union held a meeting of the Presidium of the Central Committee. Although Khrushchev also participated in the meeting at that time, the theme of the meeting was obviously very unfavorable to him. For the purpose of this meeting was to discuss the removal of his leader.
It is said that at the meeting site, the anti-Helithists led by Brezhnev had been doing their best to complain to everyone about the mistakes he had committed during his time in power. They attempted to accomplish the ultimate goal of replacing Khrushchev by taking all the predicaments faced by the Soviet Union at that time. As for Khrushchev, although he wanted to turn things around, the result was ultimately unable to achieve his wishes.
You know, most of the people who attended the meeting at that time had already taken sides with Brezhnev. Even the "comrades-in-arms" who had been very close to Khrushchev have left him one after another. In this case, no matter how unwilling he is, he can only choose to accept the final conclusion of the meeting - to step down and hand over the power in his hands.
Second, before being forced to step down, Khrushchev said a sentence that caused the whole audience to fall into an embarrassing situation.
It is said that Khrushchev, who was in the predicament of being criticized at that time, was very angry, but he also knew that anger alone could not reverse the situation. Although he tried his best to argue at the meeting, after seeing the reactions of most of the people present, he knew what kind of result he would get next. He felt very cold, but he still didn't want to be held so easily.
So, before "abdicating," he said this to those present:
"It is not possible for me to recall all the allegations now and reply them one by one. I will only make one point: my main flaw and fault is kindness and credulity. ”
As a result, when he finished saying this, including those who vigorously denounced him, they all showed extremely embarrassed expressions on their faces.
Third, the reason why he can cause everyone at the meeting to be embarrassed by a single word.
Many people may not understand why Khrushchev's remark, which seems to be very pretentious, can lead to an embarrassing situation for everyone at the meeting. In fact, this has to start with his contribution to the Soviet Union during his administration and the lax system he adopted during his administration to those who fought with him.
First of all, let us talk about Khrushchev's outstanding contributions to the Soviet Union during his time in power. After taking office, he vigorously implemented the policy of de-Stalinization, actively rehabilitated the victims of the Great Purge, and even kept the Soviet literary and artistic field thawed. In addition, he also actively carried out agricultural reforms, which significantly improved the living standards of the Soviet people.
Second, let's talk about the lax regime he has adopted for those people. The Great Purge, launched during Stalin's reign, put everyone in danger within the Soviet leadership, and even later, many innocent people were implicated. After he came to power, he not only actively rehabilitated the victims, but also relaxed people within the leadership.
As a result, many people, including Brezhnev, have benefited from this and have a normal and huge room for growth and progress. And after these people's "wings have hardened," they turned their heads to criticize Khrushchev, who had given them all these benefits. This made Khrushchev feel very cold and speechless, so he said these words.
In fact, the reason why Khrushchev ended up in this way is largely related to his failure to fundamentally break the Stalin model. Although he was able to "treat others with leniency," the policies he implemented during his administration, such as opening up the Kremlin to ordinary people, abolishing the "special supply", "special allowances" and various privileges of the central leadership, seriously damaged the interests of many people within the leadership.
And in the face of interests, who still tells him about his past feelings? It's just that he can declare this fact, and it is more or less a chance for himself to vent. Even if he is still powerless to return to heaven, it may be much better for him than being "kicked out of the ruling circle" without saying anything!