Premise: De-Stalinization ( Russian : десталинизация , Destalinizatsiya ) consisted of a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953 , and the ascension of Nikita Khrushchev to power . Joseph Stalin . Stalin died in 1953 and was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev , who denounced Stalin and initiated a de-Stalinisation process . Socialism in One Country ( Sotsializm v odnoi strane ) was a theory put forth by Joseph Stalin in 1924 , elaborated by Nikolai Bukharin in 1925 and finally adopted by the Soviet Union as state policy . Stalinism is the means of governing and related policies implemented by Joseph Stalin .
Hypothesis: Joseph Stalin was a squid.
Label: CONTRADICTION