This lesson is designed according to the OCR A-level History, Russia, 1894-1941 specification. It takes the narrative on from the events of the 1905 revolution and goes through each of the Dumas between 1905 and 1914. Students are required to assess the successes and failures of the Dumas to help them decide whether the reforms between 1905 and 1914 were successful or not. The information sheet was compiled using multiple textbooks - and therefore provides the necessary detail needed for students in essay writing. All resources included recently updated. Includes a homework where students complete a big table on the parties in the Duma using a handout.

This is a set of two lessons on the reasons for the failure of the 1905 revolution and why the Tsar was able to survive. The first lesson is designed to establish an understanding of the factors and narrative whilst the second lesson allows students to evaluate the factors and form opinions. The lessons include multiple activities including examples of completed work to model expected outcomes, essay planning activities, and recall activities. It covers factors such as the October Manifesto, the end of the Russo-Japanese war, use of force/terror, and the Fundamental laws.

This is the final lesson in a series on the causes of the 1905 revolution. It is designed to enable students to evaluate the causes and form opinions on which factors were the most significant. The lesson consists of a big card sort which covers all factors from Nicholas II to industrialisation. Students are given multiple activities to complete using the cards before being given a handout which has all information sorted. Students then use the sheet to complete a 20-mark question on why the 1905 revolution happened.

This is the sixth lesson in a series on the causes of the 1905 revolution. It covers the events of Bloody Sunday and how the revolutionary movement expanded from there. The lesson shows how national strikes gripped the empire and how Nicholas’s grip on power was under serious threat. Students will be given a timeline of key events and will be required to identify key information before assessing how the threat level changes over time. Includes recall activities and homework.

This is the fifth lesson in a series on the causes of the 1905 Revolution. It covers the causes, reasons for Russian defeat and the consequences of the conflict. The lesson demonstrates how Minister of the Interior, Vyasheslav von Plehve planned the war as a short victorious war which ended in disaster. It also demonstrates how this war caused opposition to reach new heights with events like the liberal Banqueting Campaigns and strike action. Lesson includes retrieval quiz and homework. The lesson makes use of an extract from Orlando Figes ‘A peoples’ tragedy’, pp. 168-171.

This is the fourth of a series on the causes of the 1905 revolution. This lesson is designed to expand students understanding of the opposition groups in Russia between 1894 and 1905. The main part of the lesson focuses on the development of the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks and the ideological differences between the two. It demonstrates how Lenin adapted Marxism to fit Russia and ensures students understand the differences between Marxism and Marxist-Leninism. The lesson includes a homework table which students will use to get to know the key features of other opposition groups including liberals and other revolutionary groups such as the Socialist Revolutionaries. Lesson requires page 21 of ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn for the ‘Train Tracks to Marxism’ mentioned in the slides.

This is the third of a series on the causes of the 1905 revolution. This lesson is designed to introduce opposition groups withing Russia by firstly introducing Marxist Theory. The lesson begins with the tale of Alexander Ulyanov and his execution and the early life of Lenin before going into the nuts and bolts of Marxist theory. Students are then required to make their own Marxist model. This is vital as this base level of understanding will be essential for students to later understand Marxist-Leninism, the April Theses, and the NEP. Students should be given Oxley, Russia, 1855-1991 pp. 53-54 to help them make their own diagram.

This lesson is designed to be the second of a series of lessons on the causes of the 1905 revolution. It follows directly from the previous lesson as students are required to use their notes to identify problems faced by Tsarist Russia and evaluate which were the most significant/threatening. The lesson requires students to make their own card sort where they identify problems using their homework, spread them over a table and then rank them according to their significance. They should be referring to Nicholas II, the Tsarist system of government, the economy and industrialistation, Russification and problems faced by the working, middle and peasant classes. You could make blank cards or provide scrap paper to be torn up so students can make their own.

This lesson is designed to be the first of a series of lessons on the causes of the 1905 revolution. It also acts as the first lesson of the OCR Russia 1894-1941 A-level course. The lesson introduces the topic in the context of the the wider A-level course and introduces some key concepts which students need before getting into the course proper. The lesson begins with the dramatic event of Bloody Sunday and poses the question: why did this happen? This leads to a series of activities where students create a character profile of Tsar Nicholas II and his mentor Konstantin Pobedonostev which allows them to make early conclusions as to why there was a revolution in 1905. Students will then complete a homework activity whereby they complete a ‘Health Report’ using ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn pp. 4-11. where they will take notes on key issues faced in Russia such as those faced by the working, middle and peasant class and industrialisation.

This worksheet is designed to recap the problems Germany experienced from the end of the First World War to the establishment of the Weimar Constitution. The worksheet would act as a good starter activity for students to complete upon arrival to the classroom. It is designed to recap the key developments and challenges faced by the new democratic order, whilst also providing students with a clear sense of narrative. The worksheet is designed to get students back on topic following a long summer break but is also good for getting all students back on the same page in the case of persistent absence.

This is the third and final lesson of a series on Stalin’s rise to power as the undisputed leader of the USSR. The lesson is a big card sort activity whereby students will be able to sort and categorise everything they have studied in the previous two lines. There are a variety of activities included which are designed to help students analyse the information and think about it in different ways. The aim of the lesson is to allow students to form their own view on which factor was most important.

This is the second lesson of a series on Stalin’s rise to power as the undisputed leader of the USSR. The lesson includes a recall activity to secure knowledge of content covered last lesson. The main part of the lesson covers the events of Stalin’s rise to power and how opponents such as Kamenev, Zinoviev, Trotsky, Bukharin, Rykov and Tomsky were each defeated. Lesson requires ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn. See notes below slides for page references.

This is the first lesson of a series on Stalin’s rise to power as the undisputed leader of the USSR. The lesson provides students with the context of Lenin’s final years and his relationship with Stalin. The lesson introduces some key terms such as ‘Politburo’ and others as well as Lenin’s Testament. It then allows students to develop an understanding of the divisions within the Politburo and the issues which divided them. Lesson requires ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn.

This is the final lesson of a series on how Lenin dealt with the problems he faced following the October Revolution of 1917. The lesson aims to enable students to review all topics covered including, the revolution itself, the measures of 1917-18, the Russian Civil War, Famine, Kronstadt Mutiny, and the NEP. Students will then evaluate whether Lenin should be considered a success according to his aims. Lesson designed to prepare students for potential essay questions on this topic. Fully resourced and recently updated.

This is designed to be a second lesson on the NEP. The lesson allows students to identify successes and failures of the NEP according to a Bolshevik perspective. It works largely with statistics to indicate the economic impacts of the NEP however, the ideological anxieties surrounding the NEP are also considered. The lessons helps students to draw out that the NEP was successful in aiding recovery but following the crisis of 1927/8 was not allowing Russia to make significant progress. Lesson includes all resources and an essay plan for a 20 mark question on the NEP. Homework on the war scares of 1928 requires ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn.

This lesson begins at the end of the Russian Civil war and establishes a Bolshevik Russia faced with multiple domestic threats. It allows students to establish an understanding of the economic and social problems in the countryside and in the cities, as well as the opposition which the Bolsheviks faced. It therefore shows how Lenin was forced to make a “retreat” from his communist economic policies in order to allow recovery and thus prevent opposition. Included in the lesson are key events such as the Kronstadt Mutiny and the “Ban on Factions” at the 10th Party Congress but also a clear defining of what the NEP actually meant for the Russian economy. Lesson used for multiple years and recently updated.