KnowraShow trialLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Show trial, each with the reason it gives.All 10Related 7Narrower topic 3Political prisonerRelated: A staged prosecution can give political detention the appearance of judicial legitimacy.Nikolai BukharinRelated: Bukharin’s 1938 trial turned his forced confession into a public spectacle of alleged conspiracy.Great TerrorRelated: Show trials turned coerced confessions into public claims of conspiracy and guilt.Political imprisonmentRelated: Authorities can use courtroom proceedings to legitimize imprisonment decided for political reasons.Political purgeRelated: Public proceedings can present purge targets as proven enemies and legitimize their removal.Darkness at NoonRelated: Rubashov’s private interrogations lead toward a public confession modeled on Soviet political trials.Roland FreislerRelated: Freisler’s proceedings presented predetermined political condemnation as judicial judgment.