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By Oleg V. Khlevniuk

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Upon returning to Moscow, Stalin stated as much to Bukharin over the telephone. Several months later, at a joint meeting of the Politburo and the Central Control Commission presidium on 4 November 1930, Stalin himself related how this had transpired: “On October 14 of this year, Com. Bukharin called me at my office, where I was talking with Coms. Kuibyshev and Molotov. Com. Bukharin demanded that I have a heart-to-heart talk with him about certain ‘important,’ in his opinion, issues. I replied that I had nothing to discuss with him heart to heart.

Perhaps Syrtsov’s close ties with Molotov and Ordzhonikidze played an important role in his appointment. After Syrtsov moved to Moscow, his new post brought him into constant contact with Rykov. As chairman of the RSFSR Council of People’s Commissars, Syrtsov was involved in the workings of various Soviet government agencies; in particular, he took part in the regular meetings between the chairman of the USSR Council of People’s Commissars and his deputies, which Rykov presided over (the Conference of Deputies).

Voroshilov had been kicked out of his job; he had been replaced by Uborevich, an unprincipled man, devilishly proud, an obvious Thermidorian. 56 Syrtsov also refused to say anything about Reznikov’s second statement. Then other participants in the meeting were summoned—I. S. Nusinov, V. A. Kavraisky, Galperin. In front of Reznikov they denied his accusations and were therefore arrested and sent to the OGPU. Through the joint efforts of the Central Control Commission and the OGPU, every one of the accused, including Syrtsov and Lominadze, confessed to anti-party factional activities.

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