The Purges

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lead up to the purges

1928 Dombass region workers show trial for anti soviet activity (example 5YP) - Yagoda began purges 1933 - Ryutin verbally attacks Stalin one million members of the CPSU expelled for being Ryutinites - 1934 murder of Kirov Stalins main oppostion

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1936 constitution

New laws for russia confirming Stalin/communist control - Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, equal rights, elections every 4 years - seemed democratic and liberal but Communist leaders and secret police in control of everything

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1st purge

purge of the party 16,17 and 21 trials

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trail of the 16

Purging of the left Zinoviev and Kamanev and 14 others accused of murdering Kirov

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trial of the 17

Anti-Soviets - Trotskyists - centre of the party Yagoda replaced by Yezhov in 1936 and executed in 1940

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trial of the 21

Purging of the Right Bukharin and Rykov and 18 others

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2nd purge

Purging of the Armed forces - 1/4 commissioned officers - one poilot left - all naval admirals shot - 3/5 marshalls dismissed LEFT ARMY WEAK BEFORE WAR

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3rd purge

The Great Terror purging of the people - people turned in family/friends for protection - NKVD had quota to execute - 1 in 8 arrested

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Reasons for the purges

Fear and Suspicion - Control over party - Control over army - Control over people - Economic

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Results

Stalin used as political and social weapon - left army weak - 1937 7/8million sent to labour camps and used for slave labour - 1939 1 million shot

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1936 constitution

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1st purge

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trail of the 16

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trial of the 17

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