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The Great Purge remains a harrowing testament to the extremes of Stalin’s rule, illustrating how the drive for power can devolve into paranoia and terror. As the Soviet Union struggled under the weight of Stalin’s dictatorship, the echoes of the Great Purge remind us of the dangers of totalitarianism, where dissent is met with fatal consequences, and history may never be fully understood due to the shadows cast by authoritarian regimes.