Khrushchev interrprets this as a calculated insult. Great harvest in virgin lands. Good year for corn everywhere. Escapes assassination attempt. Cruiser Red Ukraine in Sebastopol blows up minutes after Khrushchev disembarks.
Hungarian uprising begins.
Thaw coming to an end. We have a monolilthic society. That would be like letting someone put a flea in your shirt. Khrushchev calls for gradual and selective implementation of this type of merger. Vote is 8-4, only Suslov, Furtseva, and Mikoyan support Khrushchev.