The Execution Of Nikolai Yezhov - Stalin's BRUTAL Beast

During Stalin's time in power as the Dictator of the Soviet Union, he utilised the NKVD (his secret police) to carry out a number of brutal purges of the population. But the Chief of the NKVD was Nikolai Yezhov, a man who was considered a savage man who ruthlessly carried out the will of Stalin and sent hundreds of thousands to their executions or to concentration camps. Yezhov would not relent, and he was responsible for millions of deaths however he too would fall from power within Stalin's government. He was turned on by the Dictator and also Lavrentiy Beria who's task it was to execute Yezhov.

Nikolai Yezhov was sacked and he was then brought to trial to face charges of treason and corruption, but he knew what he was about to face. After his trial he was condemned to death, and was then taken to an execution chamber in Moscow. He was executed by an experienced Soviet executioner, however his story is one which shows how brutal and ruthless Stalin could be.

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