Many communist officials made accusations against other communists during the Great Terror because they were pressured to prove their loyalty to the regime and demonstrate their commitment to the ideology of the Communist Party. By denouncing others as counter-revolutionaries or enemies of the state, these officials hoped to protect themselves from being targeted by the brutal purges of the Soviet government under Stalin's leadership. Additionally, some may have been coerced or manipulated into making false accusations in order to save themselves from persecution or execution.
