Georgy Malenkov

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/georgy-malenkov

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the early career role?Managed two million party member records for the Orgburo
2. What is the wartime responsibility?Supervised the production of military aircraft and nuclear weapons

Orgburo: The Organizational Bureau of the Central Committee, which was responsible for managing the personnel and administrative records of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Thermonuclear War: A type of warfare involving nuclear weapons that release massive amounts of energy, which Malenkov feared would destroy world civilization.
Presidium: The name used for the Politburo between 1952 and 1966, serving as the highest policy-making body of the Communist Party.
Anti-Party Group: A label given by Nikita Khrushchev to a group of high-ranking Soviet officials, including Malenkov, who attempted to remove him from power in 1957.