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1
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Why was there opposition towards Stalin’s leadership after the First Five Year Plan ended in 1932?

A

It had led to collectivisation which had led to the famine 1932-1933.

2
Q

Which significant document did Ryutin release which demanded a change in policy in 1932? But it’s usually referred to as ‘Ryutin’s Platform.’

A

‘Stalin and the Crisis of the Proletarian Dictatorship’

3
Q

How did Stalin respond to Ryutin’s criticisms in 1932?

A

He imprisoned Ryutin for 10 years and expelled Zinoviev, Kamenev and 14 other Party Members for not reporting the document.

4
Q

In which year did the OGPU become the NKVD?

A

1934.

5
Q

Who were the three deadly leaders of the NKVD?

A

Yagoda, Yezhov and Beria

6
Q

Which political figure was murdered in 1934? Stalin was rumoured to be behind the murder.

A

Kirov was murdered.

7
Q

Why was Stalin said to be complicit in the murder?

A

Because Kirov had recently been appointed to Secretary of Equal Rank. The same rank as Stalin.

8
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Who did Stalin claim was behind the murder of Kirov?

A

Trotsky. Claimed it was a Trotskyite plot.

9
Q

Which two ex-Party members were arrested in January 1935? And accused of what?

A

Zinoviev and Kamenev for ‘terrorist plotting.’

10
Q

What was the function of the Show Trials?

A

To show foreign journalists that purging the enemies of the state was justified because they were indeed guilty.

11
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What always happened in the Show Trials?

A

The accused admitted their guilt and admitted that they betrayed the State and betrayed the revolution.