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Persecution of intellectuals in the Soviet Union

  • Great PurgeThe assassination of Sergei Kirov by Leonid Nikolaev in 1934 marked the beginning of a political purge that would consume millions.
  • Katyn massacreOn the 17th of September 1939, the Red Army advanced into Poland with little resistance. Polish forces under orders from their own government did not engage…