THE DAY IN HISTORY · FEBRUARY 25
February 25 in history
What happened on February 25: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1948 and 1956, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Communist coup in Czechoslovakia
25 Feb 1948 — A communist coup takes Czechoslovakia, the last democracy east of the curtain, without a shot. Western resistance to Stalin hardens overnight.
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In a closed session of the Twentieth Party Congress, Khrushchev spends four hours denouncing Stalin’s “cult of personality”. His speech is meant to stay secret, but is soon read across the Soviet Union.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE SOVIET UNION UNDER STALIN MAP →
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