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 executed
summary
Stalin feared for a counter-revolution and formed a group of secret police to remove threats.
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One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic. -Joseph Stalin
subjunctive question
If Stalin didn't make the secret police would he have been overthrown?