How did Khrushchev change the Soviet Union?

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, as well as the chairman of the country’s Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964.

During his reign, Khrushchev changed the soviet Union by denouncing Stalin’s crimes and embarked on a de-Stalinization policy with his key ally Anastas Mikoyan.

He supported the early Soviet space programme and the implementation of relatively liberal domestic policy reforms.

Nikita Khrushchev also brought about The Khrushchev Thaw. The Khrushchev Thaw was a period in the Soviet Union from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s when repression and censorship were relaxed, and millions of political prisoners were released from Gulag labour camps.

The Thaw began an irreversible transformation of Soviet society by allowing some economic reforms and international trade, educational and cultural contacts.

The transformation also allowed festivals, books by foreign authors, foreign movies, art shows, popular music, dances, and new fashions, and massive participation in international sports competitions.