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History Daily: The Assassination of Sergei Kirov
Manage episode 522084359 series 1890190
December 1, 1934. Leningrad mayor Sergei Kirov is assassinated by a lone gunman, giving Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin the justification to purge the Communist Party of his rivals.
You can listen ad-free in the Wondery or Amazon Music app. Or for all that and more, go to IntoHistory.com
History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.
Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
607 episodes
Manage episode 522084359 series 1890190
December 1, 1934. Leningrad mayor Sergei Kirov is assassinated by a lone gunman, giving Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin the justification to purge the Communist Party of his rivals.
You can listen ad-free in the Wondery or Amazon Music app. Or for all that and more, go to IntoHistory.com
History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.
Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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