What was Yezhov's nationality?
Ukrainian
Russian
Belarusian
Polish
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Yezhov was a prominent Soviet statesman who held various positions in the Communist Party and the Soviet government. He was of Russian ethnicity, which is the predominant ethnic group in Russia and the largest Slavic group in the world. Yezhov was known for his ruthless methods during the Great Purge, a period of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.
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