Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards

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NKVD Order 00447 implementation date

July 1937

Drafter of NKVD Order 00447

Nikolai Yezhov

First category punishment under Order 00447

Execution by shooting

Second category punishment under Order 00447

Sentences to gulag labour camps

Gulag acronym meaning

Main Camp Administration

Arrests in first month of Order 00447

Over 100,000 people

Quota system purpose under Order 00447

Upper limits for arrests by area & social class

'Conveyor belt' interrogation system

Victim passed between interrogators until broken

Informer ratio in Soviet society

Approx. 1 informer per 400 inhabitants

Why NKVD selected victims randomly

Pressure to meet/exceed arrest quotas

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

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Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Show more

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Show more

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Show more

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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