Chapter
Stalin and the Reign of Terror
The process of identifying and arresting people was a systematic affair under Stalin's government, where a certain number of individuals were mandated to be arrested from each region. Westerners have a difficult time comprehending the horrors of this method.
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Author, journalist, and podcast host Malcolm Gladwell discusses how Stalin ordered the arrest of tens of thousands of people in a random manner and those orders had to be implemented by the NKVD.
1:19:17 - 1:22:48 (03:31)
Summary
Author, journalist, and podcast host Malcolm Gladwell discusses how Stalin ordered the arrest of tens of thousands of people in a random manner and those orders had to be implemented by the NKVD.