Propaganda and rhetoric was never foreign to the Soviet Union or the Bolsheviks and was a tool utilized by them on regular basis. The Purges however took this tool that the Party had used against the Whites and the enemies of the Soviet Union and now directed it at it own citizens, specifically those that… More A Tale of Two Poems
After Vladmir Lenin died, a power struggle ensued in the now leaderless Soviet Union. During this power struggle Joseph Stalin would emerge as a powerful candidate and eventually the new leader of the Soviet Union. Stalin was quick to push rapid industrialization in the late 1920’s with his “Revolution from Above.” This revolution would prove to be … Continue reading Stalin’s Purge →
Read moreWhile one part of the 1930s seemed to focus on how much life in Russia had improved under the Soviet Union and specifically the policies of Joseph Stalin, on the other hand, there was a great amount of fear, due to domestic policies like the Purges and international pressures, like the eve of World War […]
Read moreStalin and Molotov were two of the cruelest individuals in the Soviet Union, but Kliment Voroshilov was equally as cruel, albeit much more understated in his work. Voroshilov played the role of “chief henchman” for Stalin, and supported many of his initiatives during the Great Purges. Trotsky famously said about him, “The life of Voroshilov […]
During the 1930s, Russia saw purges throughout different sectors of its culture. Stalin began to eliminate three main groups within the country: the party (Old Bolsheviks), the military, and the security apparatus (the secret police). These three groups were targeted…
