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Also Known As purge trials
Date August 1936 - March 13, 1938
Location Moscow • Russia

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Joseph Stalin
Andrey Vyshinsky, wearing glasses and a suit, rests his chin on his hand in a thoughtful pose. The background is out of focus.
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