How did Stalin use the show trials to consolidate his power by

2024-01-23 12:29:51 UTC

Removal of senior party members who could've threatened his leadership

gmcfhysdjg — 2024-01-23 12:30:26 UTC

Methods of torture.

2024-01-23 12:30:27 UTC

To strike Fear

2024-01-23 12:30:37 UTC

Show of strength

2024-01-23 12:30:58 UTC

The purge of the red army

catchrossanderson — 2024-01-23 12:31:02 UTC

Removed everyone who could challenge him, eg. Journalists, Red Party Purge as they were the only ones who could stop him

2024-01-23 12:31:08 UTC

Propaganda

2024-01-23 12:31:15 UTC

Sentence must be carried out immediately

2024-01-23 12:31:24 UTC

Deter people from speaking out against him

catchrossanderson — 2024-01-23 12:31:46 UTC

Made foreign journalists believe they were real

Making the public believe the trials were real

2024-01-23 12:32:11 UTC

2024-01-23 12:33:05 UTC

Forcing people to confess to crimes they were not guilty of

nboland2 — 2024-01-23 12:41:45 UTC

Purges are needed to eliminate opposition
Eliminate enemies and threats to power
Hundreds arrested - sent to gulags
Trials for high ranking Communists
Ridiculous Crimes
Written confessions
Executed
Trial 1 - Zinoviev and Kamenev, what were the crimes, families threatened, Soviet newspaper applauded the trials which encouraged more trials
Zinoviev and Kamenev know Lenin's will so that info can't get out
Trial 2 - Radek, Pyatakov, conspiracy and sabotage, executed, gulags. Stalin convincing the country that he is doing them a favour saving them from these 'wreckers'
Trial 3 - Bukharin, Rykov, Yagoda
Yagoda proves no one is safe
Sabotage, executed
Yagoda's death ensures that the legitimacy of the trials never comes out
Stalin has complete control of the party, no political opposition, so there will be no objections to whatever Stalin wants to impose or implement

2024-01-24 11:24:48 UTC

Fear