Show Trials and the Great Purges
stalin didnt want a counter revolution
secret police called NKVD
1 in 5 officers killed
"show trials" were put on where the accused were forced to admit to thigns they had not done
the show trials and great purges by stalin in the 30's had a great effect on russia during the next decade, espeacially during the war years of 1941-1945 when the lack of soviet military leadership was shown through the massive amounts of men that were killed in the war; a total of 20 million soldiers.
secret police called NKVD
1 in 5 officers killed
"show trials" were put on where the accused were forced to admit to thigns they had not done
the show trials and great purges by stalin in the 30's had a great effect on russia during the next decade, espeacially during the war years of 1941-1945 when the lack of soviet military leadership was shown through the massive amounts of men that were killed in the war; a total of 20 million soldiers.