Word: purgee
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week in Prague the Communists began the biggest purge since they seized power in February 1948. Squads of security police roamed the streets; thousands of persons were sent to uranium mines and forced labor camps. The main targets seemed to be businessmen, but a new stigma was strongly in...
And Who Else? Rajk's testimony and Palffy's might be lies-in the familiar and baffling tradition of the Moscow purge trials. Or their stories might be true.
"I Was Not Lucky." The world could be sure that the Russians would squeeze Barsov for every last drop of propaganda-value. But Barsov had some explaining to do himself. In his shabby room in Washington a TIME correspondent found another document, like the diary in his own handwriting. It...
Czechoslovakia's Communist government decided to purge fairy tales from children's reading. Official replacement for Prince Charming as a schoolbook hero: President Klement Gottwald.
Next day Arevalo boasted, "Democracy has triumphed," then took some undemocratic measures. All newspapers and radio stations were closed; opposition leaders were thrown in jail. The army launched a purge of pro-Arana officers.