Fact Test: Purges and Moscow Show Trials Flashcards
When was the First Purge?
1932-1933
Who were the first victims of the purges?
Managers and workers who had ‘wrecked’ the 5 Year Plans
When was the Great Purge?
1934-1938
When was Kirov murdered?
1934
Why was Kirov murdered?
He refused to move to Moscow/was a potential threat to Stalin
Who did Stalin blame for the murder of Kirov?
Trotsky/Zinoviev/Kamenev
When were Zinoviev and Kamenev executed?
1936
When was Bukharin executed?
1938
How many admirals and officers were executed?
25k
How many people were affected by the purges?
18 million sent to labour camps and 13 million dead
Which ‘old Bolsheviks’ stood trial in the show trials?
Kamenev/Zinoviev and Bukharin
What was the NKVD?
Stalin’s secret police
When was the NKVD set up?
1934
What were the labour camps called?
Gulags
How many prisoners built the Belmore Canal?
250k
