MOSCOW SHOW TRIALS

TRIAL OF 16 1936

• Zinoviev & Kamenev charged with muder of Kirov
• plotting to disrupt Stalin's economic policy
• working with foreign powers
• plotting to murder S
• conspring with Trotsky to restore capitalism
• Z&K confessed believing S would pardon them after trial was over
• executed

TRIAL OF 17 1937

• Trosky & his supporters charged with previous crimes
• after torture confessed
• mistakes as one person confessed to murdering Kirov BUT he was in prison whilst this happened!
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