Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Stalin’s Rise and Dictatorship.
The Russian word for "cleansing"; originally the process of expelling inactive or disloyal members from the Communist Party, which later escalated into mass violence.
Chistka appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Russia and the Soviet Union, especially Stalin’s Rise and Dictatorship and Use of Terror.
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