No, those executions fall under desperate circumstances, Nazis, corruption and negligence.
Though in practice, there were a lot of locals using the government to settle old scores, until further centralization restricted those abuses, see Life and Terror in Stalin’s Russia
I understand similar mechanics occurred during the Cultural Revolution, but I haven’t done enough investigation to form a strong opinion there. I really should ask some old folk around here about their experiences.
No, those executions fall under desperate circumstances, Nazis, corruption and negligence.
Though in practice, there were a lot of locals using the government to settle old scores, until further centralization restricted those abuses, see Life and Terror in Stalin’s Russia
I understand similar mechanics occurred during the Cultural Revolution, but I haven’t done enough investigation to form a strong opinion there. I really should ask some old folk around here about their experiences.