🚩 The Chief Executioner of the USSR — 1,344,923 Convicted, 681,692 Executed.

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🔥 Nikolai Yezhov — the People’s Commissar of the NKVD, known as “The Bloody Dwarf.” From September 26, 1936 to November 24, 1938, 1,344,923 people were convicted under his rule, 681,692 executed. This was the Yezhovshchina — an era of mass repression, fear, and denunciations, when a human life was worth less than a piece of paper. This investigation reveals how Yezhov built Stalin’s machine of terror, ruled millions through fear, and ultimately was destroyed by the same system. His name was erased, but his shadow still haunts history. 00:00 – Introduction: The Bloody Dwarf 01:13 – Origins and Early Career 02:58 – Path to Power 04:56 – Ascent to Power 06:54 – The Beginning of Repressions 09:46 – Peak of the Terror 11:38 – Mass Arrests 13:15 – Prisoner Conditions 13:34 – Show Trials 14:25 – Scale of Repression 15:22 – Crisis of the Terror System 16:21 – Deteriorating Situation 17:15 – Yezhov's Removal 20:24 – Arrest and Interrogations 21:23 – Trial and Execution 22:17 – Mechanism of Repression 24:30 – NKVD Troikas 25:29 – The Commissar's Signature 26:29 – Quotas and Secrecy 27:20 – Execution in Butyrka 28:18 – The Mechanism of Terror 29:15 – Early Years 30:08 – Personal Life 31:07 – Character and Habits 32:07 – Alliance with Stalin 35:49 – The End of the Alliance 36:49 – The Fall of Yezhov 39:39 – Personal Tragedy 40:13 – Appointment of Beria 41:11 – Arrest of Yezhov 42:10 – Accusations and Torture 44:02 – Trial and Execution (1940) 45:53 – Erasing Yezhov from History 47:51 – Fate of the Family 49:43 – Legacy and "Yezhovshchina" 51:41 – Conclusion #WW2#Yezhov#GreatTerror#Stalin#SovietHistory#Yezhovshchina#USSR