Show 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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"Unveiling the Dark Theater of Justice: The Menacing Era of Show Trials" In the early 20th century, a sinister phenomenon known as "show trials" emerged, casting a shadow over the pursuit of justice. These highly orchestrated spectacles aimed to manipulate public opinion and solidify political power through fabricated charges and coerced confessions. One such chilling example took place in Moscow in 1922, where social revolutionary leaders faced a purge trial. As charges were read aloud, the world watched as justice was perverted for political gain. Fast forward to April 1933, when another set unfolded during the Metro-Vickers affair. Journalists William Strang and A. J. Cummings found themselves amidst this macabre theater, witnessing firsthand how truth became distorted by manipulation and propaganda. Public Prosecutor Vyshinski played a central role in these trials, his presence striking fear into both accused and spectators alike. With an iron fist, he ensured that justice would be nothing more than an illusion. The Dynamo factory workers' condemnation of participants in the Trotsky-Zinoviev plot further exemplified the farce that these show trials had become. Under pressure from authorities, they voted with banners demanding the eradication of alleged murderers - their judgment manipulated by those pulling strings behind closed doors. Throughout these proceedings at Metro-Vickers show trials in 1933, figures like Judge V. V Ulrich and defense counsel Cholerton Turner attempted to navigate treacherous waters while upholding some semblance of fairness within this twisted charade. Amongst those caught up in this web were Allan Monkhouse, Leslie Thornton, Gregory Cushing, and William MacDonald - individuals whose lives were forever tarnished by false accusations propagated during these dark times.