In 1943, Khrushchev's son was sentenced to be shot, and in order to save his son, he knelt before Stalin twice, but in the end he failed to change the outcome of his son's shooting.
Main source: Published in People's Daily Online 2016-07-02 on "Why Khrushchev Exposed Stalin's Personality Cult: Avenge Hearst's Son."
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It was a time of treacherous times, and the smoke of war had shrouded the entire European continent in a haze of panic. Even Nazi Germany, which was the active attacker, encountered unprecedented resistance on the vast territory of the Soviet Union.
The brutal smoke of World War II not only devoured millions of innocent lives, but also tore open the fig leaf of humanity and ruthlessly exposed the rotten state system and the bloodthirsty violence of individuals to the world. In this catastrophe, even the Soviet Union, which initially had high hopes, was questioned and criticized.
The limits of Stalin's old-style totalitarian rule as a man in power became increasingly apparent. In the frenzied days of the Great Purge, the slightest suspicion could have led to the destruction of an entire family. Any sign of failure to learn to be obedient may be classified as "treason" and severely punished.
The Soviet Union at this time was as formidable as a pressure cooker. On the surface, the wind is calm, but on the inside, there is an undercurrent of turbulence and anger, and the slightest carelessness may be wiped out.
The imposing tension in the air reminds everyone that in this special era, life and death are only a thin line, and no one can be alone.
Khrushchev was a witness and witness of this turbulent era. He followed Stalin step by step with his political skills and extraordinary tact, and rose from the bottom of the civil service to the core of the ruling group.
Just when his political future was bright, a thunderbolt suddenly came to his head and face, completely changing the trajectory of his life.
It was bad news about his young and heroic son, Leonid. It turned out that when Leonid was on the battlefield, the plane he was piloting was shot down, and he himself was captured by the Germans and became a puppet and tool of the Nazis.
This scene undoubtedly angered Stalin. He immediately sentenced Leonid to "treason" and hanged him.
In desperation, Khrushchev made a surprising decision - he personally flew to Moscow and begged Stalin to forgive his son Leonid.
It was an unprecedented sight for a man to prostrate himself on the ground, to lay down all his dignity and pride, and to grovel to his former benefactor.
But he had no choice but to leave his son dead. So, accompanied by Bosk Lyobesev, Khrushchev went to Stalin's study and began this desperate pleading.
At first, Stalin's face was calm, but as Khrushchev's pleading became more intense, his expression gradually became gloomy. When Khrushchev landed on the ground with his hands on the ground and his whole body was lying on the ground, Stalin finally could not hold back and took a step back.
But at this critical juncture, Stalin's ruthless features were once again exposed. In the face of Khrushchev's weeping pleadings, he was not in the slightest.
In this way, Khrushchev completely lost the last hope of saving his son. And all his previous bent-kneeling begging for mercy will eventually become his capital for being suspicious and ridiculed in the future.
No matter how fruitful he is in politics in the future, this embarrassing scene will become a stain on him that can never be erased.
Finally, on a cold and gloomy morning in 1943, 18-year-old Leonid walked his short and tortuous life. Stalin's iron fist, once again, swept away all opposition and ruthlessly took away the life of a young and promising person.
