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The Great Terror Under Stalin: A Comprehensive Study
📚 Welcome, IB Diploma students, to another insightful video by nailib.com! Today, we dive deep into the world history topic of authoritarian states, focusing on Stalin's expansion and the establishment of Stalinism in the USSR. This case study explores the Great Terror, a period of intense political repression and mass murder orchestrated by Joseph Stalin.
00:00:00 - Introduction to the Great Terror
Introduction to the Great Terror under Stalin's rule.
Background on Stalin's rise to power and the purges following Kirov's murder.
00:02:00 - The Stalin Enrollment
Stalin's recruitment of skilled workers and industrial managers between 1931-34.
The impact of these new party members on the purges and the consolidation of Stalin's power.
00:04:00 - The Great Purges
Examination of the purges from 1936-39, known as the Great Terror.
Stalin's justification for increased vigilance and the subsequent terrorization of the Soviet population.
Key historians' perspectives on the Great Terror.
00:10:00 - The Public Show Trials
The role and impact of public show trials in consolidating Stalin’s power.
Execution of prominent Bolshevik leaders and the irony of their fate.
00:13:00 - Purge of the Soviet Military
Stalin's elimination of potential military threats in 1937.
The devastating impact on the Red Army, Navy, and Air Force.
The repercussions of these purges during World War II.
00:18:00 - The Gulag System
Establishment and expansion of the Gulag labor camps.
The scale and conditions within the Gulag system.
Notable works and studies on the Gulags, including those by Anne Applebaum and Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
00:22:00 - The Impact on Soviet Society
The widespread fear and repression across Soviet society.
The societal transformation into a "society of whisperers" as described by historian Orlando Figes.
00:25:00 - Later Purges and Stalin's Death
Continued purges post-World War II until Stalin's death in 1953.
The infamous Doctors' Plot targeting Soviet Jews.
Reflection on the resistance and lack of resistance to the purges.
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