"Lenin's hanging order" is a telegram from Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin demanding the suppression and execution of captured participants in the kulak revolt in the Penza Governorate. It was first called the "Hanging Order" by the U.S. Library of Congress; the "order" was not carried out as such, and the revolt was ended relatively peacefully.
"Lenin's hanging order" is a telegram from Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin demanding the suppression and execution of captured participants in the kulak revolt in the Penza Governorate. It was first called the "Hanging Order" by the U.S. Library of Congress; the "order" was not carried out as such, and the revolt was ended relatively peacefully.
Source: Wikipedia "Lenin's hanging order" · CC BY-SA 4.0
Share this article: X · Bluesky