Purge Trials Collection

Anna kutuzova, a secretary at metropolitan vickers and a co-defendant, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

The reading of charges at a trial of social revolutionary leaders (purge trial), moscow, 1922

Mr, gregory, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Journalists william strang (ja) and a, j, cummings at the metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Public prosecutor vyshinski, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Public prosecutor vyshinski (left), judge v, v, ulrich (center), william macdonald (right), metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Cholerton turner, william strangja, ralf (councel), daily telegraph lawyer, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

William macdonald, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Leslie thornton, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Walter duranty (front row, center), public prosecutor vyshinski is standing and a, j cummings, news chronicle is to his right, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Comrade solovyov, the secretary of the communist party branch at the krasny putilovets plant, undergoing questioning duing the campaign to cleanse the cp of hostile elements, leningrad, 1933

All of the accused, soviet and british, which included allan monkhouse, leslie thornton, gregory, william macdonald, cushing and nordwall, A

Allan monkhouse and nordwall, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Purge trials in the early 1930s, ussr, standing left rear, professor leonid k, ramsin;ochkin
Purge trials in the early 1930s, ussr, standing left rear, professor leonid k, ramsin; ochkin, kaprinov & fedotov in front of ramsin, 1930 or 1931

Defendants listening to evidence at the purge trials of the early 1930s, ussr

The defendants of a purge trial of menshevik counter-revolutionaries in moscow, 1931

A party meeting at the paris commune plant in moscow during the campaign to cleanse the communist party of hostile elements, september 1933

State prosecutor, andrei vyshinsky reading the charges at a purge trial in the late 1930 s

Judge v, v, ulrich, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Allan monkhouse giving testimony, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Mr, braude, leslie thorntons defence councel, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

Assistant prosecutor, g, k, roginski, metro-vickers show trials, april 12 - 19, 1933

A group of workers at a moscow shoe factory listening to one of their members tell about the recent trial of members of the anti-soviet right-trotskyist bloc, convicted of betraying thier country

Nikolai shvernik reading the sentence handed down by the supreme court at a trial of menshevik counter-revolutionaries in moscow, 1931

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"Purge Trials: Unveiling the Dark Side of Social Revolutionaries" In the early 20th century, a series of infamous trials shook the foundations of justice and exposed the sinister underbelly of social revolutionary movements. One such trial took place in Moscow in 1922, where leaders were brought to face their charges in what would later be known as the "purge trial. " The reading of these charges sent shockwaves through society, revealing a web of deceit and betrayal. Fast forward to April 12 -19, 1933, when another set of trials unfolded – this time known as the Metro-Vickers Show Trials. Among those present were journalists William Strang and A. J. Cummings who witnessed firsthand the spectacle that was about to unfold. Public Prosecutor Vyshinski stood at center stage, ready to expose alleged wrongdoings committed by individuals involved with Metro-Vickers. The atmosphere was tense as workers from Dynamo Factory gathered together for yet another show trial in 1936. With banners demanding justice and vengeance against participants in the Trotsky-Zinoviev plot, emotions ran high among those casting their votes for condemnation. The working people had spoken – they wanted to wipe out this band of murderers from existence. Throughout these trials, key figures emerged on both sides seeking truth or defending their innocence. Public Prosecutor Vyshinski's presence loomed large as he fought tirelessly for convictions while Judge V. V Ulrich sought impartiality amidst chaos. On the other side stood lawyers like Cholerton Turner and William MacDonald representing British interests during these tumultuous proceedings. Amongst all this turmoil were individuals caught up in a whirlwind they never anticipated being part of; Allan Monkhouse, Leslie Thornton, Gregory Cushing Nordwall – names etched into history forever linked with these trials that aimed to cleanse society from hostile elements. But it wasn't just Russia feeling its effects; even Leningrad experienced its own campaign to cleanse the Communist Party of those deemed disloyal.