"On October 14, 1964, the plenum of the central committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union freed N.S. Khrushchev from his state and party responsibilities, ostensibly at his own request, on account of his deteriorating health. This was the only successful palace coup in Soviet history...They prepared their move carefully: they chose an occasion when the first secretary was away from the capital' gained the assent of almost all the top leaders, and made sure they observed all party rules and regulations (K, 210)."
"Nikita Khrushchev was the last Soviet leader with a firm belief in the superiority of Marxist-Leninist ideology. He never doubted the justice of his cause (K, 210)."
"October 1964 marked the end of a period of relative optimism, a period during which many people inside and outside of the Soviet Union believed that the flaws of the system could be remedied. (K, 213)"
214: Brezhnev
"Publicists of the Brezhnev era described the political and social system of their country as "real, existing socialism...The publicists simply declared that "socialism" had arrived. (K,216)"
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