Trial of the Twenty-One
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The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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political trial → show trial → |
| aim |
elimination of Old Bolsheviks
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intimidation of potential opposition → |
| allegedOrganization |
Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites
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| alsoKnownAs |
Case of the Anti-Soviet "Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites"
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Third Moscow Trial → |
| charge |
conspiracy to overthrow the Soviet government
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espionage → membership in an anti-Soviet bloc → sabotage → terrorism → treason → |
| country |
Soviet Union
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| date |
1938
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| defendant |
Alexei Rykov
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Arkady Rosengolts → Christian Rakovsky → Genrikh Yagoda → Karl Radek → Nikolai Bukharin → Nikolai Krestinsky → Pavel Piatakov → |
| defendantCount |
21
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| endDate |
1938-03-13
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| executionDate |
1938-03-15
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| executionMethod |
shooting
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| historicalAssessment |
widely regarded as a show trial based on fabricated charges
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| language |
Russian
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| laterDevelopment |
posthumous rehabilitation of several defendants after Stalin's death
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| legalSystem |
Soviet legal system
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| location |
Hall of Columns
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Moscow → Moscow Kremlin → |
| mainDefendant |
Nikolai Bukharin
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| mediaCoverage |
Pravda
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Soviet radio → |
| notableFeature |
extensive propaganda coverage
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forced confessions → pre-arranged verdicts → |
| partOf |
Great Purge
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Moscow Trials → |
| politicalContext |
Joseph Stalin's consolidation of power
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Stalinism → |
| presidingJudge |
Vasily Ulrikh
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| prosecutor |
Andrey Vyshinsky
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| result |
guilty verdicts for all defendants
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| sentence |
death
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| startDate |
1938-03-02
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Great Purge
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Stalin era ("Moscow Trials") → |
notableEvent |
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Trial of the Sixteen
("First Moscow Trial")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Trial of the Sixteen
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followedBy |
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Trial of the Sixteen
("Moscow Trials")
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partOf |