Moscow show trials begin

Literary/ Cultural Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.2.3: Anglophone African Writing and Culture: Subsaharan.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), David Firth (University of Manchester), Alex Nelungo Wanjala (University of Nairobi)

Domains

Colonialism and colonisation
Invasion, conquest and annexation
Sport and Leisure
Trials and major cases

Dates

Date of occurrence 1936-08-19

Places

Ethiopia (Location)
Germany (Location)
Russia (Location)
Italy (Involved)

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The Moscow Trials were a series of trials of political opponents of Joseph Stalin during the Great Purge. Many of the defendants were executed. The purpose of the trials was to eliminate any potential political challengers to Stalin's authority, especially Old Bolsheviks.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Moscow show trials begin". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=7167, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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