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As we have seen, 1936 was a transitional year both politically and economically. The appointment of Yezhov as People’s Commissar of Internal Affairs following the Zinoviev–Kamenev trial ushered in a period of vicious repression coupled with economic difficulties. The last three months of 1936 saw a sharp deceleration in the growth of the economy. But the year as a whole was a great economic success. The bad harvest of 1936 was due to the weather, not to any internal difficulties, and its consequences took effect only in 1937.
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© 2014 R. W. Davies, Oleg Khlevnyuk and Stephen G. Wheatcroft
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Davies, R.W., Khlevnyuk, O.V., Wheatcroft, S.G. (2014). The Successful Outcome of 1936. In: The Years of Progress. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137362575_12
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