What were the Soviet purges of the 1930s, and how did they change society?

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The Answer is Answer would ideally include the following. The purges comprised widespread arrests, imprisonments in labor camps, and executions and were part of Stalin's effort to identify anti-communists, or "wreckers," and remove them from Soviet society. The purges were related in several ways to collectivization policies that aimed to seize private land from prosperous peasants and destroy anyone who opposed collectivization. The purge touched all segments of society, including engineers condemned for low productivity, prominent Bolshevik leaders, and military leaders. The spirit of the purge swept through society and demonstrated that the government was absolutely ruthless in removing anyone who opposed its policies, and had no qualms about killing and imprisoning millions in order to enforce Soviet government policy in the name of the revolution.

What Were the Soviet Purges of the 1930s, and How