Khrushchev’s motives as he took the podium on the morning of February 25, 1956, were, in his mind, moral ones. After his ouster from power, in the seclusion of his dacha, he wrote: “My hands are covered with blood.
1956年2月25日上午，当赫鲁晓夫站在讲话台上时，他认为他的动机的出于道德考虑。下台之后，在其隐居的乡间别墅里他写道：“我的双手沾满了鲜血。我做了别人所做的一切事情。但是即使今天，如果还需要我走上那个讲话台揭露斯大林，我将义无反顾。总有结束这一切的那一天。”