Breathing Space (peredyshka)

Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in Russia: Tsardom and Communism (1894–1945).

Definition

Lenin’s term for the period of peace needed to consolidate Bolshevik power and stabilize the Russian economy before facing future conflicts.

Exam Context

Breathing Space (peredyshka) appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Period Studies, especially Russia: Tsardom and Communism (1894–1945) and Impact of Lenin's Dictatorship.

Period Studies Russia: Tsardom and Communism (1894–1945)Impact of Lenin's Dictatorship

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Period Studies

Impact of Lenin's Dictatorship

Russia: Tsardom and Communism (1894–1945) • Impact of Lenin's Dictatorship

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