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Who did Zhukov support for Soviet leadership after Stalin's death?

  • Leon Trotsky

  • Nikita Khrushchev

  • Leonid Brezhnev

  • Vladimir Lenin

Answer

Nikita Khrushchev emerged as the successor to Joseph Stalin as the leader of the Soviet Union, with the support of Georgy Zhukov, a prominent Soviet military leader. After Stalin's death in 1953, Zhukov played a crucial role in consolidating Khrushchev's power within the Soviet leadership, helping him to overcome opposition from rival factions.
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