Quiz - Repentance
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What was the purpose of the “demonstration” trials during the Great Terror of 1937-1938?
- The "sincere" confession of the physically and morally broken defendants should have convinced the population that the investigation was real and credible.
- The apparent punishment of high-ranking officials, party workers and intellectuals should have had a terrifying effect on citizens
- The admission of the defendants that the purpose of the conspiracy was to sabotage industry and agriculture should have explained the backwardness and failures in this area.
- All above listed answers are correct
