Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 week ago
that doesnt seem random, intellectuals and people that are likely to oppose will get killed first.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 week ago
that doesnt seem random, intellectuals and people that are likely to oppose will get killed first.
ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The purge started at the top and worked its way down. Senior party members were the first ones executed.
Once it got down to the lower levels of the civil service, the cheka would just round up anyone in the streets to meet the quota.