Mest'. Ubiistvo Kirova 1934 god . Revenge. The Murder of Kirov. Year 1934

The episode presents a version of Kirov's assassination. Kirov was killed on 1 December 1934 by Leonid Nikolaev, husband of Kirov's secretary, for personal reasons. The murder was used by Stalin to start the purges against the Zinoviev's Bolshevik 'old guard' in Leningrad.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Trakhtengerts, Iosif
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Russian
Published: NTV 2001
Russia
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:151c0de3-548a-49da-8cae-45215866328c
Description
Summary:The episode presents a version of Kirov's assassination. Kirov was killed on 1 December 1934 by Leonid Nikolaev, husband of Kirov's secretary, for personal reasons. The murder was used by Stalin to start the purges against the Zinoviev's Bolshevik 'old guard' in Leningrad.
Published:2001