The Great Terror
Type: Event
As of November 2026, The Great Terror has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Nov 2025). The Great Terror refers to Stalin's purges, which weakened the Red Army.
The Great Purge or Great Terror, also known as the Year of '37 and the Yezhovshchina, was a political purge in the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1938. After the assassination of Sergei Kirov by Leonid Nikolaev in 1934, Joseph Stalin launched a series of show trials known as the Moscow trials to remove suspected dissenters from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The term "great purge" was popularized by historian Robert Conquest in his 1968 book, The Great Terror, whose title alluded to the Fre
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on The Rest Is History |
| Type | Political History |
| Located in | The Soviet Union |
Who talks about The Great Terror on podcasts?
The Great Terror came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- 1940: The Battle of France (Documentary) on The Rest Is History (Nov 2025)
What is The Great Terror mentioned alongside?
The Great Terror is most often mentioned alongside The Soviet Union and The Second World War.
Located in: The Soviet Union
Affiliated with: The Second World War