Soviet leaders carry ashes of Sergey Kirov, ?
Soviet leaders carry ashes of Sergey Kirov, whose assassination in 1934 marked the beginning of the Stalin's Purges. Kirov's popularity threatened Stalin who is suspected of ordering the murder. Right to left: V.M. Molotov, Veroshilov, Joseph Stalin, and
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