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13A Timeline of the purges
1932
Signs of opposition to Stalin's leadership. Ryutin, who had denounced Stalin as the 'evil genius of the Russian Revolution', was expelled from the party but not executed.
1932-34
Purge of 'undesirable elements' - mainly the more Illiterate and inactive of the new working class and peasant recruits: 22 per cent of the party were expelled.
1934 Febru;l.ry
Seventeenth Party Congress. Several provincial delegates urged Kirov to take over as General Secretary.
July
OGPU replaced by NKVD.
I December
Murder of Kirov.
1935-36
Purge of the party resumed, with the focus now shifting to men who held more important posts. An 'exchange of party cards' led to half a million members being expelled.
I?;I$ J;tli~ry
Zinoviev and Kamenev were arrested and accused of instigating terrorist activities. The death penalty was extended not only to spies and parasites but also to all those who were aware of such activities.
1936
AUltl$t ,',."',,
The first show trial. involving Zinoviev, Kamenev and fourteen others. ,
St;!ptember
Yezhov replaced Yagoda as head ofthe NKVD.
PeCElmber
The new Constitution was adopted.
19jt
J~4~.
The second show trial, involving Radek, Pyatakov and fifteen others.
MW
The purge of the Red Army began.
Ju~~
Tukhachevskyand leading army officers were shot.
1938 March
The third show trial involving Bukharin, Rykov. Yagoda and eighteen others.
b~~mb~
Beria replaced Yezhov as head of the NKVD.
'939'
r1~~h
Eighteenth Party Congress. Stalin declared an end to the 'mass purges'.
~~l;i~ty.
Yezhov was shot.
ft.-o-' -
13A Timeline of the purges
1932
Signs of opposition to Stalin's leadership. Ryutin, who had denounced Stalin as the 'evil genius of the Russian Revolution', was expelled from the party but not executed.
1932-34
Purge of 'undesirable elements' - mainly the more Illiterate and inactive of the new working class and peasant recruits: 22 per cent of the party were expelled.
1934 Febru;l.ry
Seventeenth Party Congress. Several provincial delegates urged Kirov to take over as General Secretary.
July
OGPU replaced by NKVD.
I December
Murder of Kirov.
1935-36
Purge of the party resumed, with the focus now shifting to men who held more important posts. An 'exchange of party cards' led to half a million members being expelled.
I?;I$ J;tli~ry
Zinoviev and Kamenev were arrested and accused of instigating terrorist activities. The death penalty was extended not only to spies and parasites but also to all those who were aware of such activities.
1936
AUltl$t ,',."',,
The first show trial. involving Zinoviev, Kamenev and fourteen others. ,
St;!ptember
Yezhov replaced Yagoda as head ofthe NKVD.
PeCElmber
The new Constitution was adopted.
19jt
J~4~.
The second show trial, involving Radek, Pyatakov and fifteen others.
MW
The purge of the Red Army began.
Ju~~
Tukhachevskyand leading army officers were shot.
1938 March
The third show trial involving Bukharin, Rykov. Yagoda and eighteen others.
b~~mb~
Beria replaced Yezhov as head of the NKVD.
'939'
r1~~h
Eighteenth Party Congress. Stalin declared an end to the 'mass purges'.
~~l;i~ty.
Yezhov was shot.
ft.-o-' -
