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Vyshinsky played a role in purging political opponents during which period?
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October Revolution
Russian Civil War
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During the Great Purge, also known as the Great Terror, Andrei Vyshinsky actively participated in the prosecution of political opponents and critics of Joseph Stalin's regime. Vyshinsky served as the Prosecutor-General of the Soviet Union from 1935 to 1939, a period marked by widespread political repression, fabricated charges, show trials, and the elimination of perceived threats to Stalin's authority.
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