▁con gress ▁conven ed ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁St alin ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁up ▁to ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁main ▁report ▁and ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁sat ▁in ▁silence ▁while ▁Nik ita ▁K hr ush chev ▁and ▁Georg y ▁Mal enk ov ▁delivered ▁the ▁main ▁speech es . ▁He ▁did ▁suggest ▁however ▁that ▁the ▁party ▁be ▁renamed ▁from ▁" The ▁All - Union ▁Party ▁of ▁B ols he vik s " ▁to ▁" The ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union " ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁" There ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁distinguish ▁ourselves ▁from ▁the ▁Mens he vik s , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁Mens he vik s ▁anymore . ▁We ▁are ▁the ▁entire ▁party ▁now ." ▁St alin ▁also ▁mentioned ▁his ▁adv ancing ▁age ▁( two ▁months ▁away ▁from ▁ 7 3 ) ▁and ▁suggested ▁that ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁time ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁Pred ict ably , ▁no ▁one ▁at ▁the ▁con gress ▁would ▁dare ▁agree ▁with ▁it ▁and ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁instead ▁ple aded ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁stay . ▁ ▁T error ▁by ▁the ▁secret ▁police ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁post war ▁period . ▁Although ▁nothing ▁compar able ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁ever ▁happened ▁again , ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁smaller ▁p urg es , ▁including ▁a ▁mass ▁pur ge ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁party ▁appar atus ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 – 5 2 . ▁St alin ' s ▁health ▁also ▁d eter ior ated ▁precip it ously ▁after ▁W W II