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Why was Zinoviev expelled from the Soviet Union in 1978?

  • Espionage

  • Publishing 'Yawning Heights

  • Defection

  • Tax Evasion

Answer

Zinoviev was never expelled from the Soviet Union in 1978. He was expelled in 1927 for his opposition to Joseph Stalin's leadership. He was allowed to return in 1928 but was arrested again in 1934 and executed in 1936 during the Great Purge.
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