Russia and its Rulers A-Level History 1855-1964 Revision Slides

Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 A-Level History Revision Notes

50 Slides of Thematic Revision Material targeting the following themes:

Nature of Government
Impact of dictatorial regimes on the Economy and Society
Impact of War and Revolution on the development of the Russian Empire and the USSR
Impact on the Minorities and Satellite States

Rulers include: Alexander II, Alexander III, Nicholas II, Lenin, Stalin and Khrushchev.

Each Revision Slide in targeting the element of synthesis, which is vital to achieve the top grades in the A-Level Russia History Exam. For example, if you received a question on ‘Opposition to government’, the revision notes have been structured to explore the themes in relation to the methods used by government in order to prevent opposition: Police, Army, Censorship and Propaganda. In addition, the revision notes have an element of synthesis as they explore each ruler of the period.

The material used to write these revision notes have come from the following sources:

1. Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 A-Level OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide
2. Orlando Figes’ Useful Website ‘Revolutionary Russia’ (Subscription Required)
3. Soviet Union Primary Source Material
4. Robert Service’s Books : ‘The Last of the Tsars’, ‘Lenin’ and ‘Stalin’
5. Orlando Figes’ ‘A People’s Tragedy’
6. Simon Sebag Montefiore’s ‘Romanovs’ and ‘Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar’
7. William Taubman’s ‘Khrushchev: The Man and his Era’
8. Russia and its Rulers Lecture Series on Massolit (Subscription Required)
9. John Laver ‘Personalities and Powers’ (Stalin, Lenin and Trotsky)
10. BBC Russia and its Rulers Documentary Series

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