‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953 (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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High Stalinism period
High Stalinism period
1945-1953, renewed repression after wartime relaxation
Three main purge episodes under late Stalin
Three main purge episodes under late Stalin
Leningrad affair, Mingrelian Case, Doctors' plot
Leningrad affair dates and scale
Leningrad affair dates and scale
1949-1950; over 2,000 officials dismissed, leaders executed
Who organised Leningrad affair accusations?
Who organised Leningrad affair accusations?
Malenkov and Beria
Mingrelian Case (1951) main purpose
Mingrelian Case (1951) main purpose
Weaken Beria's power base via targeting Georgian followers
Doctors' plot driving force
Doctors' plot driving force
Anti-Semitism, disguised as 'anti-Zionism'
Who triggered the Doctors' plot?
Who triggered the Doctors' plot?
Lydia Timashuk, doctor and secret police informer
Nine doctors condemned to death fate
Nine doctors condemned to death fate
Survived; Stalin died March 1953 before executions
Leningrad affair: first major Party purge since?
Leningrad affair: first major Party purge since?
1938
Stalin's divide-and-rule tactic purpose
Stalin's divide-and-rule tactic purpose
Set subordinates against each other to maintain control