In his speech “On the Cult of Personality,” Khrushchev spoke against Stalin’s policy of

Khrushchev’s speech condemned Stalin’s cult of personality and the repression used to maintain his rule. Stalin silenced critics and punished people who expressed opposing views, so the best answer is eliminating opposing opinions. The speech was not mainly about a general ban on public meetings or news publication.

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