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Great Purge
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English
Proper noun
Great Purge 1
en Soviet Union historical A campaign of extensive political purge and repression from 1936 to 1938, led by Joseph Stalin and executed by the NKVD to purge his political opponents.
Synonyms
en Great Terror
en Yezhovshchina
en Yezhov Era
Translations
purge and repression campaign
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 大清洗
German: de Großer Terror m
Japanese: ja 大粛清 Daishukusei
Korean: ko ^대숙청(大肅淸)
Mongolian: mn Их Хэлмэгдүүлэлт
Polish: pl wielki terror m, pl wielka czystka f
Russian: ru Большой террор m, ru ежовщина f
Spanish: es Gran Purga f
Ukrainian: uk Великий терор m
en History of Russia Russian politics Historical events Soviet Union