Kirov’s Murder, 1934 (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Date of Kirov's assassination
Date of Kirov's assassination
1 December 1934
Kirov's assassin
Kirov's assassin
Leonid Nikolayev
Stalin's claim about Kirov's murder
Stalin's claim about Kirov's murder
Part of a Trotskyite plot to overthrow the Party
Politburo members who firmly backed Stalin in 1934
Politburo members who firmly backed Stalin in 1934
Molotov and Kaganovich
Title abolished at 1934 Seventeenth Party Congress
Title abolished at 1934 Seventeenth Party Congress
'General Secretary'
Party members shot immediately after Kirov's murder
Party members shot immediately after Kirov's murder
Over 100
NKVD head given arrest/execute powers after Kirov's death
NKVD head given arrest/execute powers after Kirov's death
Yagoda
Key figures arrested Jan 1935 for instigating terrorism
Key figures arrested Jan 1935 for instigating terrorism
Zinoviev, Kamenev and 17 others
June 1935 death penalty extension applied to
June 1935 death penalty extension applied to
Anyone aware of subversive activity
Significance of Kirov's murder for Stalin's regime
Significance of Kirov's murder for Stalin's regime
Catalyst to strengthen grip & launch extensive purges