He was on an equal footing with Stalin, but he collapsed overnight, and it took only 2 days to go from trial to trial!
Introduction: Speaking of Stalin, everyone probably knows it very well. Stalin was the second leader of the Soviet Union, leading the Soviet people against German fascism and eventually defeating German fascism. In the hearts of the Soviet people and the people of the world, Stalin was a real hero. But the protagonist I want to talk about today may not be well understood, but he is closely related to Stalin. Who is he? What is the story between him and Stalin?
Stalin's deeds, as the world knows, are the iron-blooded leader of the Soviet Union, tough in his means and domineering in character. During his tenure, the Soviet Union industrialized, allowing the Soviet Union to progress from a backward agrarian country to a powerful industrial country. Stalin was very tough both externally and internally, especially at the time of the great domestic purge, stalin's methods can be said to be extremely cruel. Stalin's implementation of the Great Purge is inseparable from today's protagonist, who is Yezhov, the "devil" who made the Soviet people jealous.
Yezhov was Stalin's subordinate and Stalin's most loyal executor, in other words, Yezhov was Stalin's butcher's knife. Yezhov was very loyal to Stalin, and Yezhov once said: "As long as Stalin wants it, I will get it." From this sentence alone, yezhov's loyalty can be seen.
In the eyes of the Soviet people, this Yezhov was a veritable devil. Stalin was carrying out the Great Purge in the Soviet Union at the time, and Yezhov was the executor. There was a panic in the Soviet Union, and no one dared to talk and do anything indiscriminately. For the sake of Stalin's rule, Yezhov carried out a great purge of the party, and the bigwigs in the Soviet military and political circles were purged, and they were either shot or forced to flee. For a time, the Soviet military and political circles fell into infinite terror. In order to achieve Stalin's intentions, Yezhov can be said to be racking his brains, and as long as he can achieve the end, he does not care about any means. Yezhov's methods were so cruel that even Children in the Soviet Union heard about it. If the Children of the Soviet Union did not obey, the adults would say that Yezhov had come, and the children would immediately become docile.
Later, Stalin became the sole leader of the Soviet Union and held a supreme position. As a loyal subordinate of Yezhov, his status also rose all the way. Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union, and Yezhov became the second-in-command after the leader. At that time, in the Soviet Union, people were more and more respectful of Yezhov, and even put the statue of Yezhov with Stalin's, making people feel that Yezhov was already at the same height as Stalin.
In 1938, Yezhov himself, the implementer of stalin's great purge, was included in Stalin's list of purges. Yezhov was arrested on charges of murdering a leader, and with the trial executed, yezhov was executed in just two days. Yezhov, the second-most popular figure in the Soviet Union, fell. From the infinite scenery to the head of the body, it is only two days. Yezhov, a loyal supporter of Stalin, could not have predicted how he would end up. Maybe this is what is called the impermanence of the world.
Conclusion: Whether Yezhov was really accused of murdering a leader is unknown, but one thing is certain that Yezhov has seriously threatened Stalin's position as the sole authority of the Soviet Union. Perhaps Yezhov could not have imagined that he would be on the list of purges until his death. If so, Yezhov would be pitiful. What do you think?