RUSS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Nikolai Yezhov, The Great Terror, Summer House
6 Mar 2018
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Most vulnerable were the intelligentsia and the army. People that had power to make people disappeared. Fifteen republic officially equal but you had to write in russia to make it regardless your talent. Massolit is the exactly the same as the writer unions. Only awarded to people with the most talent. Accused a group of mostly jews doctors was accused of conspiring to assassinate stalin. Woman has right to study and work. Soviet union was progressive for this reason. Not sure how many were actually killed, or disappeared or ran away. Publicly admit crimes they probably didn"t commit. Either imprisoned or executed even though they were promised otherwise. After execution, image disappear from all photos and documents. The red scarf people wear around their neck. The red corner as a tradition before soviet union and during the soviet union was flags and pictures of the leaders. Collectivity was supposed to be emphasized over individuality.
