Rokotov-Faibishenko Show Trial Begins in Moscow, May 31, 1961
In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society.
Date: May 31, 1961
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