Question

Choose all that apply. Which of the following groups of people did Stalin's purges target?

intellectuals
government dissidents
political enemies of Stalin
kulaks
poets
anyone with talent

Answer 1

intellectuals

government dissidents

political enemies of Stalin

Step-by-step explanation:

These are some examples of the groups of people that Stalin's purges targeted. Stalin was extremely scared of dissidents and of anyone who could pose a threat to his regime. He worried that many of these people could spread information or organize groups that might put his regime in danger. Because of this, Stalin eliminated a large number of people that were against the ideas of the Communist government.

Answer 2

Targets of Joseph Stalin's The Great Purge were political enemies, government officials and military officials of the Red Army, the intellectuals and artists and the kulaks. All the original Bolsheviks who took part in the Revolution of 1917 were the first group of victims to fall in the purge. Some 1,500 intellectuals and artists died in prison and concentration camps. The kulaks were rich peasants before the Revolution. During the purge, they were accused of refusing to participate in collectivization. Many were sent to labor camps and executed.