Use these two sources to analyze the effects of Stalin’s purges on Soviet society.
Stalin was purging anyone he didn't see fit to be in his country which could be higher ups or any Soviet Citizen which they were usually purged out into exile, executed, or were sent to Gulags. Source A shows that during these purges the people followed a strict set of rules. It says in the source,"(at a time when Soviet citizens were sent to the gulag for speaking to a foreigner)." Showing that Stalin dictated what could be said unless you were given special privileges.
While in Source B dictates the roles in which the citizens had to satisfy the government in fear of purges. It says," It was essential to smile if you didn’t it meant you were afraid or discontented. This nobody could afford to admit. Everybody had to walk around wearing a cheerful expression. Showing that Stalin may have but pressure on the people to make Soviet Russia look like a happy place, even though he was purging out all his opposition or threats to the Soviets.
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