The Purges (1 dic 1936 anni – 1 dic 1938 anni)

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- Also commonly known as “The Great Terror”
The harsh political campaign led by then-dictator of the USSR Joseph Stalin between 1936 to 1938
- Aimed to remove dissenting members from positions of power in the Communist Party, the military, and any form of civil service, as well as anyone who was considered a threat
- 750,000 people were supposed to have been killed during this time with millions being sent to forced labor camps known as “Gulags”

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