The Red Terror: Bolshevik Repression After the Revolution

In this episode, Lucas and Luna delve into the Red Terror of 1918, the Bolsheviks' campaign of political repression during the Russian Civil War. They explore the origins, key figures like Felix Dzerzhinsky and Yakov Sverdlov, and the use of terror as a state instrument. The conversation covers the Cheka's mass executions, the hostage system, and the impact on the population, including the murder of the Romanovs. Specific events like the executions in Petrograd and Moscow are discussed, along with the legal framework of the decree 'On Red Terror'. The episode also touches on the historiography and how later Soviet leaders, including Stalin, built on these methods.

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