What were some of the charges against Yagoda?
Tax evasion and theft
Trotskyism and conspiracy
Conspiracy and defamation
Espionage and counterfeiting
Answer
Yagoda was charged with Trotskyism and conspiracy. Trotskyism was the belief that a vanguard party of professional revolutionaries could lead the working class to victory in a revolution. Conspiracy is a secret plan by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful. Yagoda was accused of being a member of a conspiracy to overthrow the Soviet government and establish a Trotskyist dictatorship.
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