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dec 1, 1934 - Assassination of Sergei Kirov

Description:

- Believed by Robert Service to be a turning point in history
- Kirov had received more votes than Stalin at the 17th Party Congress
- Stalin used Kirov's death as an excuse to arrest and execute/sentence thousands of party members (Stalin's purges)

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Date:

dec 1, 1934
Now
~ 91 years ago