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During his time in power Stalin had many of his own people killed, particularly during the 'Great Purge' of late 30's. Despite the negative connotations placed upon mass murder, the deaths were warranted, as the victims were reactionary. Stalin died in 1953, ending the greatest (or perhaps the worst) era in Soviet history. His successor, Nikita Khrushchev, then began the liberalization of Soviet policy that continued into the 1980s and led to its collapse.