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Delve into the comprehensive timeline of the Great Purge, a dark chapter of political repression in the Soviet Union under Stalin. This overview highlights the infamous Moscow Trials, including the significant Trial of the Twenty-One, and other show trials that systematically eliminated perceived enemies of the state, examining the historical context and profound impact of these fabricated cases.

Joseph Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who governed the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. As General Secretary of the Communist Party, he rose to become the dictator of the country, implementing policies of rapid industrialization and agricultural collectivization, while also overseeing the Great Purge, a brutal campaign of political repression and ethnic cleansing. His rule fundamentally reshaped Soviet society and influenced 20th-century global politics, leaving a complex and controversial legacy.