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Political Transformation - Coggle Diagram
Political Transformation
Growth of the Party
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The anti-faction rule in 1921 allowed a stronger unity within the party, which then allowed to take a stronger stance against opposition
1917 - 1930 - the Communist Party grew from 250,000 to 1.7 million members
Secret Police (OPGU 1923 - 1934), NKVD (1934 - 1941)
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1934 Kirov Decrees - allowed police to immediately arrest, try (in secret) and murder political opponents
Stalin wanted to remove all political opponents in the army of beyond (Great Terror) NKVD executed all Stalin's purges, using threats against suspects' family to draw out confessions
Show Trials and Purges
1937 - 1938 - The Great Purge - ordinary citizens were arrested and shot or sent to gulags - this swept up and eliminated Stalin's real or perceived political opponents
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Gulags
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Living conditions were horrible e.g., insufficient food and extreme cold
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