
What happens when a nation's protectors become its executioners?
4.4 (35)
46 mins
Explore the terrifying grip of Stalin’s regime as the NKVD unleashed waves of arrests, torture, and executions to silence dissent and manufacture enemies. Discover how political paranoia, propaganda, and fabricated confessions shaped one of history’s most brutal purges.
Ep 1:
How Did Stalin’s NKVD Create a System of Terror?
Ep 2:
Did NKVD Falsely Accuse People for Execution?
Ep 3:
Why Did Stalin Claim Foreign Spies Were a Threat to the Soviets?
Ep 4:
Why Did Stalin Blame the NKVD for Mass Executions?
Ep 5:
Did NKVD Force Prisoners to Confess Spy Networks?
Ep 6:
Did NKVD's Leaked Information Alarm Stalin?
Ep 7:
How Were NKVD Operations Conducted During the World War 2?
Ep 8:
How Did the NKVD Treat Prisoners After the Soviet Retreat?
Clay
Level 4 · 9 mo agoPurging your own intel guys right before a war is insane...Stalin literally sabotaged his own defense.
Emerson
Level 9 · 9 mo agoStalin signed death lists
Ruben
Level 9 · 9 mo agoWatching the secret police chiefs get executed by their replacements is wild. It’s the ultimate toxic workplace where the severance package is death.