Kirov Flashcards
1
Q
What did he do in 1934?
A
Spoke to congress about stopping ruthless grain requisitioning
2
Q
What happened to him?
Who did this?
A
assassinated
Nikolayev - had been ‘let go’ by party - made to seem as though this was his revenge on the Party
3
Q
What happened to Kikolayev?
A
tried and interrogated
him and his family executed
4
Q
What happened to the witness of the assassination, a security guard?
A
died in a car crash shortly afterwards
5
Q
What did Nikolayev suggest?
A
suggested that party bosses knew about the assassination and the death of the witness
