Notes
- Stalin feared being overthrown or having a counter-revolution
- He formed a secret police called the NKVD to remove threats
- Old heroes of the revolution or anyone with popular support charged with treason (Seen as threats)
- 1 in 5 officers of the army were executed
Summary
Stalin was scared of being overthrown, or having a counter-revolution; as a result, he formed a secret police called the NKVD to remove all possible threats. Great Purges came from this.
Quotes
"Unlike the Holocaust, Stalin's murders are forgotten: dust blowing in the wind." - Robert Harris
Subjunctive Questions
Was it necessary to introduce the NKVD and remove threats even though it was almost impossible for him to be overthrown?