A Deputy Chairman who arrives at the dacha and is named committee chairman. Acting as Beria's puppet, he hijacks Khrushchev's proposed reforms. Though horrified by Beria's crimes, he reluctantly signs the death warrant. Khrushchev and Kaganovich later deem him too weak to lead the Soviet Union.
They begin as senior colleagues but become rivals within the emerging power struggle.
Both are members of the Central Committee and arrive at the dacha after the leadership crisis begins. Malenkov is named chairman while Khrushchev is a...
They belong to the same ruling political circle.
Malenkov and Molotov are both senior figures involved in the succession crisis and the Committee's decisions after the death of the leader.
Kaganovich's judgment contributes to Malenkov's political decline.
Kaganovich later agrees with Khrushchev that Malenkov lacks the strength to lead the Soviet Union.
Mikoyan operates alongside Malenkov within the ruling committee.
Both are present in the Central Committee's deliberations over medical aid, succession, and the later political crisis.
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