stalin opposotion 1928-41 5 Flashcards
terror always been part of communist system by lenin
by 1921 lenin had effectively wiped out all political opposition and turned to opponents in party eg ban factions. so opportunity to challenge lenin and central elements of the party was virtualy wiped out
1928-30 terror used o enforce stalin economic policies and target class enemies
kualks identifies and some executed or sent to gulag
indsutry cleanse of bourgiosu specialsit
show trials held
party members continued to be expelled.
intensified under stalin
1932-4 18% party expelled
during great purge 1938-8 red terror extended to commisnit party members, military leadership, general public
party crisis 1932
Stalins wife susie left note condmeinig his policies, also after turbulent year of bad harvest, workers strike
two political groups emerged amongst party elite
old bolsheviks led by Smirnov, ryutinist
stalin tried to deal with via execution but Sergei Kirov overruled this order
Kirov affair 1934
after party congress 1934, stalin leadership was being cruised by party members, whilst Kirov was becoming inc popular>died In mysterious cirumstances
great purge 1936
no one was safe , zinoev, kameneve found guilty of trotskey inspired consipracy= executed
show trials agsint old bolsheviks
trial of seventeen jan 1937
13/17 sentenced to death, Bakunin expelled from party, supported ideas of trotskey for industrial sabotage accuesed of working for germinate intentding to overthrow gov and restore capitalism
terror spread across all sections of society
purge spread to towns/villages with everyone under suspicion, all sections of society come under suspicion being sent to labor camps or executed eg peasant,s urbanworkers, intelligentsia
purge of red army
3/5 red Marshalls removed, socviet generals executed or arrested
13/15 army commanders prugerd
6% r.a officers merged = military vuenrbale
