Abstract
For several decades western historiography on the ‘Great Terror’ tended to focus on the repression of the Moscow and Leningrad elites. More recently, it has become possible to view how the Great Terror unfolded across the remainder of the country. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, detailed information has appeared on the actual victims of the purges, creating the opportunity to study the impact of the Great Terror at its very lowest level. Regional studies of the terror provide a more complete picture of how the localities implemented and reacted to central policies. Following on from the statistical analysis of Great Terror victims in Leningrad, this study of the Komi Republic examines the social background of the victims of the repressions and attempts to highlight some of the main demographic characteristics of the purge victims.1
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Joyce, C. (2006). Recycled Victims: The Great Terror in the Komi ASSR. In: Ilič, M. (eds) Stalin’s Terror Revisited. Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230597334_9
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