Political Scientist Yekaterina Shulman and Maxim Kurnikov in Stuttgart: "Death of a Tyrant. How Soviet Power Survived Stalin's Death"

Yekaterina Shulman and Maxim Kurnikov, hosts of the weekly programme "Status", will meet their audience in Stuttgart. The evening's topic: "Death of a Tyrant: How Soviet Power Survived Stalin's Death".

The discussion will cover how Soviet institutions and the party system reorganised themselves after the death of Joseph Stalin, what internal political conflicts and reshuffles took place at the top of the country's leadership, and how the state managed the transition away from the cult of personality.