Historian Archie Brown wrote that the program was "the last authoritative document produced by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to take entirely seriously the building of a communist society." Nikita Khrushchev also proposed to revise CPSU's statutes and implement a "systematic renewal of cadres" that would limit terms of individuals in elected party posts and rules for turnover in other Party bodies, worrying that "a gradual freezing of personnel policy would block up the system, and stagnation would occur." However, the proposal was opposed by other Party members.
According to historian Archie Brown, the program was "the last serious attempt by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to genuinely build a communist society." Nikita Khrushchev also proposed revising CPSU's rules and implementing a plan to replace party leaders at regular intervals, which would limit their time in office and prevent stagnation. However, other Party members opposed this proposal.