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The origins of Stalinist purges and show trials

The origins of Stalinist purges and show trials

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Explaining History · Nick Shepley

November 22, 201725m 33s

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Paranoia and the obsessional belief that the party and state were infiltrated by enemies and saboteurs created a culture of confession and interrogation. This existed at all levels of society from the bottom to the top and found its ultimate expression in the terror of the late 1930s.

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