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Joseph Stalin .
Purges of his "enemies"
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Answer this question… To eliminate all people who threatened Stalin's power
The purges were directed against real and imaginary enemies of Stalin.
Answer this question… To eliminate all people who threatened Stalin's power
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The Russian Revolution took place late in 1917, and was followed by a vicious civil war from 1918-21, which the Communists won. The 'purges' started in 1935 and were initially an attempt by Stalin to eliminate all opponents, imaginary as well as real.
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The main purpose of the many purges and public trials that too place in the Soviet Union in the 1930s was to suppress political dissidence. Through the purges and public trials people that spoke out against the government were made an example of through their punishments.