The Crisis Of 1932: Terror

Question 1

What happened Nov 1932?

Answer 1

-stalins wife suicide
-left nite criticising Stalin’s policies + showed sympathy for S political enemies

Question 2

What was the impact of her suicide?

Answer 2

-unhinged Stalin
-felt closest to him could betray him behind his back

Question 3

What happened ended in 1932?

Answer 3

-countryside famine
-workers strikes in Ind towns - driven by econ factors
-voiced crticisims of 5YPs + Stalin’s leadership

Question 4

What happened to stalins position?

Answer 4

-far from secure
-old opponent Bukharin re-elected to central committee June 1930

Question 5

What else happened in 1930?

Answer 5

-thise formerly supported Stalin in leadership struggle against bukharin expelled
-criticised collectivisation for being carried out

Question 6

What opposition groups joined the party elite in 1932?

Answer 6

-informal group called ‘old B’viks’ incl. Smirnov
-held meetings debating Stalins removal but arrested by OGPU + smirnov expelled

Question 7

What was the second group?

Answer 7

-‘Ryutin platform’ led by Ryutin the former Moscow party sec
-disapproved S political direction + personality
-arrested + Stalin called for immediate execution but overruled

Question 8

What did the Ryutin platform do?

Answer 8

-sent appeal signed by number prominent communists to CC
-urged for Stalins removal

Question 9

How did Stalin react to the old B’viks group?

Answer 9

-24 expelled from party + exiled from Moscow
-several old B’viks (Z + K) expelled + exiled for knowing groups existence but not reporting it

Question 10

What happened to Rytin?

Answer 10

-sentence 10 yrs prison
-shot in Stalins orders 1937

Question 11

What was the impact of the Ryutin affair in Stalin?

Answer 11

-April 1933 general purge of party announced
-next two decades paranoid struggle where 18%+ of party branded ‘Ryutinites’ + purged