1934 ⟶ Sergei Kirov Assassinated

Sergei Kirov, head of the Leningrad Communist Party, is murd...
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🚪 Trotsky Expelled from Soviet Communist Party

Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin with undisputed control of the Soviet Union.⟶
Trotsky Expelled from Soviet Communist Party (1927)
Soviet UnionTrotskyStalinPoliticsPurgeCommunismRussia

🔪 Sergei Kirov Assassinated

Sergei Kirov, head of the Leningrad Communist Party, is murdered by an unknown assailant, precipitating a wave of repression in the Soviet Union.⟶
Sergei Kirov Assassinated (1934)
Soviet UnionassassinationStalinGreat PurgerepressioncommunismLeningradpolitical violence

🏛️ First Moscow Show Trial Begins

Commencement of the first Moscow show trials against Old Bolshevik Party leaders and top officials of the Soviet secret police.⟶
First Moscow Show Trial Begins (1936)
Soviet UnionShow TrialsPurgesStalinPolitical RepressionCommunismMoscowOppositionGreat Purge

⛓️ Great Purge Commences

The Great Purge commences in the Soviet Union with widespread repression of suspected opponents of the regime. The purge leads to the imprisonment and death of many military officers, weakening the Soviet Armed Forces ahead of World War II.⟶
Great Purge Commences (1936)
Soviet UnionPurgesStalinPolitical RepressionCommunismMilitaryGreat PurgeTerrorOppositionGulag