The Purges (dec 1, 1936 – dec 1, 1938)
Description:
- 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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Date:
dec 1, 1936
dec 1, 1938
~ 1 years and 11 months