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The Purges were the cleansing out the Communist Party. This was a way for Stalin to keep the Party under control. The Purges lasted between 1934 and 1938. The first purge of the Communist Party took place in 1918 and there were purges following this throughout the 1930s. There were three phases in the purges of the 1930s. ...
Stalin saw the purges as a method of getting rid of anyone in the Communist Party that opposed him or was disloyal to the Party. ... People were talking about removing Stalin and Kirov was the best alternative. Shortly after the Congress, Nikolayev assassinated Kirov, but it was thought Stalin was behind this.
Stalin’s personality was a big factor in the reasons for The Purges.
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