18. The Yezovschina

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NVKD order 00447 passed
July 1937
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who was on the initial arrest list drawn up
artists, musicians, writers and scientists
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how many arrested in one month of order 00447
100,000 arrested
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how many sent to Gulags in one month of order 00447
14,000 sent to Gulags
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what happened at the end of 1937
NKVD started selecting people at random
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ratio of informants
1 in 400
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which Trial in 1937
the trial of 17
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when was the military purge
may-june 1937
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how did the military purges begin
with trial of Tukhachevsky (chief staff and deputy commissar for defence)
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what percentage of officers were arrested or imprisoned in purges
50%
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how many officers were reinstated by 1940
1/4
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between 1937 and 1938 74 mil officers were shot for doing what
refusing to approve execution of people they believed were innocent
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which trial in 1938
the Trial of 21
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most prominent members of the Trial of 21
Bukharin, Rykov, Tomsky and Yagoda
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amount of Party members purged by 1938
1/3
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stats for rise in gulag numbers
800,000 in 1935 5.5-9.5 mil in 1938
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mortality rates in Gulags compared to rest of country
4-6 times higher
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when did the wave of national deportations begin
1937
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where were the large Korean minority moved at beginning of war with Japan
from Far Eastern region to Central Asia
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extensive purges in annexed part of Poland and Baltic states in which years
1939 and 1940
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how many Volga Germans deported to Sieberia and Central Asia in 1940
over 400,00
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how many Jews incorporated into USSR in 1939-40
2 million
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when did pace of purges slow
after 1938
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when was Yezhov shot and what was he accused of
Feb 1940, 'excessive zeal' at 18th part congress
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key moment in starting terror
suicide of Stalin's wife, Nadezhda in 1932
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other explanations for terror besides Stalin
-over zealous local officials -real military threat of coup -self-escalating terror -part of economic change -integral part of communist system
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when did central committee lose ability to control membership
after 1936
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how many party members expelled betweene 1936 and 1938
850,000
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by 1939 what percentage of part members had joined before 1920
less than 10%
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how many officers shot or dismissed
23,000
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good outcome of purges
ordinary people could hold their bosses accountable
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in what areas was there a deprivation of skilled personnel
teachers, engineers and specialists
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