After the conclusion of the Cuban Missile Crisis, I have made it my mission to ease political tensions and hostility towards Russia. Peaceful coexistence is and will be Russia's approach to global problems with the United States of America and any other country in question. There is no need to waste military resources and Russian lives to indimidate another nation or assert Russia's dominance. Instead, liberalisation and peaceful cooperation are the means by which Russia will emerge from the oppresive shadow of Stalin, becoming an open and equal society.
While I am confident in Russia's ability to promote peace, I acknowledge the fact that many Soviet bureaucrats dislike my policies for reform of the Russian government. To mold Russia into a more liberal and peaceful nation, the government must be decentralized and must uphold fair and equal components. After Josef Stalin's communist grip on Russia, the political culture of the country was far too militarized and had no components that could convey the will of the people. I am firm in my belief that government positions must be filled by an elected candidate, not by a candidate chosen through a patronage system of nomenklatura.
Russia has considerable potential to become a nation with profound equality, liberal ideals, and a peaceful global disposition. The current members of the Soviet bureaucracy must realize that the Stalinized government of the past is corrupt and wasteful. It is time to change our political culture and shift the government to a more regionalized system that protects and gives liberties to the people. We as a nation must work to change the world's view of Russia as well as our people's view of Russia. With reform, the Russian government will be able to flourish and grow during the 20th century and beyond.
Nikita Khrushchev
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