After Assuming Control of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev's Policies

After assuming control of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev's policies

A) became much more conservative than they had been before he replaced Georgy Malenkov.
B) decreased Stalinist repression and freed all political prisoners.
C) were characterized by a program of de-Stalinization and broader intellectual tolerance.
D) diminished the spirit of rebellion in the Soviet satellites by abolishing dozens of government ministries in an effort to wipe out corruption.
E) opened up previously unfarmed land in the Balkans to further agricultural growth.