The Origins and course of the Purges

What is the most high profile case of the Great terror?

Old Bolsheviks-accused at the Showtrails

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Were these all enemies of Stalin that needed to be removed?

No, some confessed to the most unlikely crimes-killing Lenin, working for the nazi

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What was a technique used?

woman weeping in her cell, mimicking the accused

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What methods did Stalins used to control the country?

force, propaganda and the cult of personality

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What year did the Terror occur?

1928 to 1938

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Were these all enemies of Stalin that needed to be removed?

No, some confessed to the most unlikely crimes-killing Lenin, working for the nazi

What was a technique used?

What methods did Stalins used to control the country?

What year did the Terror occur?

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