Great Purges and Show Trials
-Stalin feared being overthrown or having a counter-revolution
-He formed a secret police called the NKVD to remove threats
-Old heroes of the revolution or anyone with popular support charged with treason (Seen as threats)
-1 in 5 officers of the army executed
-Often put on trial “show trials” forced to admit they had done it (under duress)
-He formed a secret police called the NKVD to remove threats
-Old heroes of the revolution or anyone with popular support charged with treason (Seen as threats)
-1 in 5 officers of the army executed
-Often put on trial “show trials” forced to admit they had done it (under duress)