Party purges Flashcards
How many members were there in the party by 1930
3.5 million
How many were rejected from the party during the Kirov affair
250,000
How many in the Central Committee were executed
- 70% of committee purged
How many NKVD members were executed
23,000
Who were accused of being Trotskyists conspirators
Kamenev and Zinoviev. Beforehand each time had to issue humiliating apologies until their execution in 1936
When was the Kirov affair and what did it result in
1934 and resulted in arrest of 11,000 former people and expulsion of 250,000 bolshevik member parties
When was the Shakhty show trial and how many were accused
1928, 5 executed and 53 accused. they were ‘saboteurs’
When did the Stakhanovite movement begin
1935
How many top commanders executed
512
What did membership rise to after Kornilov coup (1917)
200,000
How many Red guards were there during July days
20,000
By Kornilov coup how many Red guards and soldiers
250,000 red guards
150,000 soldiers
How many were in the Bolshevik army by 1930
5 million
