The Elimination of Opponents 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryRussia - 19th and 20th centuryA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: jess.may_xCreated on: 15-10-20 15:13 What was the NKVD called previous to this title? The OGPU 1 of 8 When did the OGPU change to the NKVD? 1934 2 of 8 What was the NKVD's main job? To stomp out the opposition in the Communist Party 3 of 8 What was the most common crime pursued by the NKVD? Being an 'enemy of the people' 4 of 8 What techniques did the NKVD use? Mass arrests, information and forced confessions. Many political prisoners were executed 5 of 8 What were gulags? Gulags were a system of camps holding about 8 million people. They had huge amounts of slave labour for industry and the railroads 6 of 8 What was 'wrecking'? Disrupting factory work. This was the most common reason peasants were sent to gulags 7 of 8 Which historian writes about the lack of 'neutral' channels of communication between the Soviet government and it's citizens? Sheila Fitzpatrick 8 of 8
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