What was the main method used by NKVD under Yezhov?
Reform
Debate
Surveillance
Repression
Answer
The NKVD, under the leadership of Nikolai Yezhov, primarily relied on repression as its main method of operation. This involved the systematic use of terror, violence, and mass arrests to suppress any perceived threats to the Soviet regime.
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