Oxford AQA History for A Level: Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-1953 Revision Guide
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This Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-1953 Revision Guide Kindle Edition is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series developed by Sally Waller. Written to match the new AQA specification, this series helps you deepen your historical knowledge and develop vital analytical and evaluation skills. This revision guide offers the clearly structured revision approach of Recap, Apply, and Review
to prepare you for exam success. Step-by-step exam practice strategies for all AQA question types are provided (including Source Analysis and essays linked to Key Concepts), as well as well-researched, targeted guidance based on what we now know from the new AQA examiner's reports on Russia. Our original author team is back, offering expert advice,
AS and A Level exam-style questions and Examiner Tips. Contents checklists help monitor revision progress; example student answers and suggested activity answers help you review your own work. This guide is perfect for use alongside the Student Books or as a stand-alone resource for independent revision.
- Contents
- Introduction to this Revision Guide
- How to master the AQA sources question
- How to master the AQA essay question
- AQA AS and A Level History mark schemes
- Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917–1953 timeline
- PART ONE AS AND A LEVEL The Russian Revolution and the Rise of Stalin, 1917–1929
- SECTION 1 Dissent and revolution, 1917
- 1 The condition of Russia before the revolution of February/March 1917
- 2 The February/March Revolution of 1917
- 3 Developments between the revolutions of 1917
- 4 The October/November 1917 Revolution
- Exam Practice: AS Level essay sample answer
- SECTION 2 Bolshevik consolidation, 1918–1924
- 5 The consolidation of the Communist dictatorship
- 6 The Civil War 33
- 7 Economic and social developments
- 8 Foreign relations and the attitudes of foreign powers
- SECTION 3 Stalin’s rise to power, 1924–1929
- 9 The power vacuum and power struggle
- 10 Ideological debates and issues in the leadership struggle
- 11 Economic developments
- 12 Government, propaganda and foreign relations
- Exam Practice: AS Level sources sample answer
- SECTION 1 Dissent and revolution, 1917
- PART TWO A LEVEL Stalin’s Rule, 1929–1953
- SECTION 4 Economy and society, 1929–1941
- 13 Agricultural and social developments in the countryside
- 14 Industrial and social developments in towns and cities
- 15 The development of the Stalin cult
- 16 The social and economic condition of the Soviet Union by 1941
- SECTION 5 Stalinism, politics and control, 1929–1941
- 17 Dictatorship and Stalinism
- 18 The Yezhovshchina
- 19 Culture and society
- 20 Stalin and international relations
- Exam Practice: A Level sources sample answer
- SECTION 6 The Great Patriotic War and Stalin’s dictatorship, 1941–1953
- 21 The Great Patriotic War and its impact on the Soviet Union, 1941–1945
- 22 The defeat of the Germans
- 23 ‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953
- 24 The transformation of the Soviet Union’s international position
- Exam Practice: A Level essay sample answer
- SECTION 4 Economy and society, 1929–1941
- Activity answers guidance
- Glossary
- Top revision tips for A Level History
