The Third Trial (Trial of the 21) (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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When was Trial of Twenty-One held?
When was Trial of Twenty-One held?
March 1938
Trial of 21: Which Moscow Show Trial number?
Trial of 21: Which Moscow Show Trial number?
Third and final
Nikolai Bukharin: role before trial
Nikolai Bukharin: role before trial
Leading Bolshevik, Pravda editor, Lenin's associate
Alexei Rykov: role before trial
Alexei Rykov: role before trial
Former Premier of Soviet Union
Genrikh Yagoda: role before trial
Genrikh Yagoda: role before trial
Former head of NKVD (secret police)
Three main charges in Trial of 21
Three main charges in Trial of 21
Treason/espionage, terrorism, economic sabotage
How were confessions obtained in trial?
How were confessions obtained in trial?
Coerced through torture and threats
Trial of 21: predetermined outcome?
Trial of 21: predetermined outcome?
Decided in advance - all found guilty
Sentence for most Trial of 21 defendants
Sentence for most Trial of 21 defendants
Death sentence, executed shortly after
Which group eliminated by Trial of 21
Which group eliminated by Trial of 21
Last significant group of Old Bolsheviks
What Trial of 21 consolidated for Stalin
What Trial of 21 consolidated for Stalin
Absolute power within Communist Party and Soviet state
Bukharin's final words before execution
Bukharin's final words before execution
History will absolve us