Talin acted not through persuasion, explanation, and patient cooperation with people, but by imposing his concepts and demanding absolute submission to his opinion. Whoever opposed this concept or tried to prove his viewpoint, and the correctness of his position, was doomed to removal from the leading collective and to subsequent moral and physical annihilation. . . . Many prominent party leaders and rank-and-file party workers, honest and dedicated to the cause of communism, fell. –Nikita Khrushchev,
1956

Based on this passage, what was Khrushchev’s view of Stalin?

Stalin was too weak-willed to be an effective leader.
Stalin primarily used persuasion to gain the support of others.
Stalin remained open to criticism when he became the party’s leader.
Stalin harmed anyone who did not agree with him and his policies.

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

What are the major problems with a command economy?

Analyze how napoleon used a coup d'etat to establish absolute rule.