After the Soviet Red Army repressed the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, Khrushchev made many attempts relating to what he earlier termed "peaceful coexistence". His efforts to ease tension between the USSR and US can be considered successful, for it was the first time a Soviet leader initiated cooperation, admitted past mistakes, and actively proposed cooperation between the two countries.
After the Second World War ended, relations between the two superpowers gradually deteriorated. Stalin was not one to negotiate and compromise; anything he wanted he took by force. …
