The process of «soft» de-Stalinization in the USSR in 1953-1956 years

The article is devoted to the process of de-Stalinization and embraces the period from March 1953 to February 1956. The author traces this process in media propaganda, textbooks for higher and secondary schools, agitational materials. The author also focuses on the activities of the Commission for the creation of a new Soviet anthem. The source base of the article is provided by materials from the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History (RGASPI), the State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF), Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (RGANI).