What happened to members of the Communist Party under Yezhov?
Expanded
Unchanged
Decimated
Temporarily suspended
Answer
Under Yezhov's leadership, the Communist Party experienced a period of intense repression and purging known as the Great Purge or Yezhovshchina. During this time, a significant number of party members were falsely accused of being "enemies of the people" and subjected to arbitrary arrests, imprisonment, and execution.
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