Which Soviet leader was removed from leadership after attempting to coup against Khrushchev in 1957 and was sent to Mongolia as an ambassador?

• A. Nikita Khrushchev
• B. Vyacheslav Molotov
• C. Nikolai Bulganin
• D. Andrei Gromyko

Answer: (B)

The question tests understanding of Khrushchev’s consolidation of power after Stalin and the 1957 anti-party coup attempt. Vyacheslav Molotov, a veteran Soviet leader, joined the group that tried to remove Khrushchev in 1957. When the attempt failed, Molotov was stripped of his leadership roles and, as a way to move him out of the center of power, was sent abroad as ambassador to Mongolia. This fits the description of a fallen leader who was exiled through a diplomatic post rather than remaining in power.

The other figures were not removed in that way: Khrushchev remained the top leader; Bulganin continued as premier under Khrushchev, and Gromyko continued in his long-time role as foreign minister, not appointed ambassador to Mongolia.