Reports of high-level executions inside North ... explanation provided for the supposed purge: Ri’s initial crime was reportedly dozing off before the great leader. “It is time we nail the ...

Where the series falls short, ultimately, is in the execution – or more accurately in “Purge” world, executions. “The Purge” premieres Sept. 4 at 10 p.m. on USA and Syfy.

The crowd, led by priests carrying icons, continued to the execution and burial site for ... shown little interest in the anniversary of the Great Purge. This is in keeping with efforts by ...

Soviet leader Josef Stalin's legacy includes mass purges and executions. Statues of him in Russia came down decades ago, but in recent years new statues have cropped up, including one this week.

they might offer immunity for his family or take the death penalty off the table, but they were under no moral obligation to keep their word. Show trials originated during the Great Purge of the ...

Although news rarely leaks from North Korea’s authoritarian state, stories of Kim’s brutal executions have sometimes ... expectation that he would be a “great leader.” ...