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This leader received the “Letter of three hundred” from scientists decrying a decline in biology research. This leader had Machine-Tractor Stations rapidly closed and forced farmers to buy the leftover equipment. A visit to the Iowa (10[1])farm of Roswell Garst inspired this (10[1])leader (10[1])to grow new hybridized (10[1])corn breeds in his country, (10[1])which (10[1])largely failed due to climate (10[1])differences with the US. This leader recruited Komsomol volunteers to move to new farms in the Virgin Lands program. At the 20th Congress, this leader gave a speech titled “On the Cult of Personality (10[1])and Its Consequences” that denounced his predecessor (10[1])and signaled the beginning of a relaxation of censorship called this leader’s “Thaw.” For 10 points, what Soviet leader gave the “Secret Speech” and succeeded Joseph Stalin? ■END■

ANSWER: Nikita Khrushchev [or Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev]
<Southampton A, European History>
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Peter LutzGeorge Washington BHaverford A3510
Aum MundheRutgers AMaryland B4110
Saketh DontarajuNYU AJohns Hopkins A4210
Ben SterlingYale AMaryland A4610
William BrokerHaverford BNYU B5110
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeVassar A5210
Jack RadoColumbia BCornell B5710
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AColumbia C9110
Vedh RameshPenn BGeorge Washington A9810

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TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
California2025-02-013100%100%110.00
Florida2025-02-013100%0%91.33
Great Lakes2025-02-016100%17%56.33
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-016100%0%60.17
Midwest2025-02-016100%17%66.17
North2025-02-01367%100%86.00
Northeast2025-02-015100%40%61.80
Pacific Northwest2025-02-012100%0%42.50
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Southeast2025-02-014100%25%84.75
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-019100%0%57.00
Upstate NY2025-02-013100%33%91.00