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First Show Trial
- The Communist Party planned trials for Tsar Nicholas and Admiral Kolchak.
- These never happened, making the SR trial the first big public revolutionary trial.
Discrediting the SRs
- The trial aimed to discredit the SRs as a viable alternative to the Communist Party.
- This was achieved by targeting SR leaders while showing leniency to rank-and-file members.
International Pressure
- International socialist groups pressured the Communists about the SR trial.
- The Communists allowed international observers, claiming overwhelming evidence of SR guilt.