La purge de 1924 à la Direction centrale de la statistique

The purge of 1924 at the Central Direction of Statistics. (A. Blum). This article examines in detail the history of the conflicts which occurred between 1923 and 1926 at the Central Direction of Statistics. It sheds some light on a series of important tensions and confrontations that are crucial in the history of Stalinism, tensions between an emerging administration, the political center and the strong oppositions which arose. The article analyzes how a few internal social tensions were used to control administrations whose projects did not correspond with Stalin's expectations. It finally provides evidence for the opposition between a professional group of statisticians who believed that the Revolution allowed them to build a State managed on a scientific basis and some officials who made use of statistics in their political fights.Blum Alain. La purge de 1924 à la Direction centrale de la statistique. In: Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales. 55ᵉ année, N. 2, 2000. pp. 249-282