Round 3: Tossup 6

A hybrid seed manufacturer called this leader a “damned poor horse trader” during his visit to Coon Rapids. This leader attacked Lorenzo Sumulong as “a jerk [and] a stooge” in a speech to the UN. While viewing Leisurama houses, this leader joked about a machine that “puts food into the mouth” during a debate at Sokolniki Park. After exiling Georgy Malenkov to Kazakhstan, (15[1])this leader launched the (*) Virgin Lands campaign. This (-5[1])leader’s modernizing “thaw” began after his speech (10[1])“On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences.” In 1962, this premier sent ICBMs to Fidel Castro’s Cuba. For 10 points, what Soviet leader gave the “Secret Speech” after succeeding Stalin? ■END■ (0[1])

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