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Events on Friday 18 May 1928 1
1928Shakhty TrialSoviet show trial of mining engineers for sabotageFifty-three engineers and technicians from the Shakhty coal region were tried in Moscow for alleged sabotage and conspiracy with foreign powers. Most were convicted, and five were executed. The trial set the pattern for later Stalinist show trials.