Russian Historian Researching Stalin's Repressions Arrested in Yekaterinburg

Russian authorities arrested historian Oleg Novoselov in Yekaterinburg for his research into Stalin's repressions in the Ural region during the Great Terror. The Great Terror refers to the most massive repressions under Stalin's regime in the 1930s, which affected all layers of society as Stalin sought to eliminate critical voices and opposition to gain unlimited power. Victims were imprisoned and executed without proper trials. This arrest continues a pattern of Russian authorities targeting historians and researchers who examine the Soviet Union's dark historical periods, particularly Stalin's systematic persecution of perceived enemies of the state.