TIL during The Great Purge, citizens couldn't sleep at night because they were terrified of a knock on the door, meaning they would be arrested and sent to a labor camp. Even Stalin's own mother fainted after she heard a knock on the door, although Stalin had only sent bodyguards to protect her.

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TIL during The Great Purge, citizens couldn't sleep at night because they were terrified of a knock on the door, meaning they would be arrested and sent to a labor camp. Even Stalin's own mother fainted after she heard a knock on the door, although Stalin had only sent bodyguards to protect her.

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