Revenge : The Murder of Kirov, year 1934

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General Information

Original Title
Mest' : Ubiistvo Kirova, 1934 god
Author/Creator
Trakhtengerts, Iosif, director.
Language
Russian.
Published
Russia : NTV, 2001.
Physical Description
VHS (26 min.)

Contents/Summary

Summary
The episode presents a version of Kirov's assassination. Kirov was killed on 1 December 1934 by Leonid Nikolaev, husband of Kirov's secretary, for personal reasons. The murder was used by Stalin to start the purges against the Zinoviev's Bolshevik 'old guard' in Leningrad.

Subjects

Subject
Russia

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
Revenge : The Murder of Kirov, year 1934.

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
VHSOSA Film LibraryFL Record 0357cAvailable-