Notes
- 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)
- 1-5 officers of the army executed.
- Often put on trial "show trials" forced to admit they had done it. (under duress)
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Stalin didn't believe he had the proper backing, feared uprising. Began exterminating all those who posed a threat.
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"Death solves all problems - no man, no problem." - Joseph Stalin
Subjunctive Question
Would there have been an uprising if Stalin let people live? what would have been the outcome?