The Great Purge had a massive effect on Soviet Society and the Red Army. This video gives various insights in the numbers, effects and other aspects. Cover Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:19360501-military_parade_moscov_tribune_stalin_tukhachevsky_gamarnik_voroshilov_et_al.jpg (Public Domain) Military Parade Moscow 1936: Tribune with Stalin, Tukhachevsky, Gamarnik, Voroshilov et al. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » SOURCES « Hill, Alexander: The Red Army and the Second World War Luther, Craig W.H.: Barbarossa Unleashed. The Berman Blitzkrieg through Central Russia to the Gates of Moscow June-December 1941. Jones, David R.: From Disaster to Recovery: Russia’s Air Forces in the Two World Wars. In: Higham & Harris: Why Air Forces Fail Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System. Schedule A, Vol. 18, Case 341 (interviewer M.L., type A4). Male, 52, Great Russian, Regular Army. Widener Library, Harvard University. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:956293 Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System Online http://hcl.harvard.edu/collections/hpsss/index.html » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone #RedArmy,#GreatPurge,#StalinsPurge