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My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: Russia in revolution, 1894-1924
My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: Russia in revolution, 1894-1924
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Exam Board: Edexcel
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: History
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016

Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.

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- Helps students build, practise and enhance their exam skills as they progress through activities set at three different levels

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- Boosts historical knowledge with a useful glossary and timeline

Language
English
ISBN
9781471876592
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
1: The rule of Nicholas II, 1894–1905
The nature of autocratic rule: the Tsarist principles of autocracy, nationality and Orthodoxy
The nature of autocratic rule: Orthodoxy, antisemitism and the Okhrana
Opposition to Tsarism
Opposition to Tsarism: Social Democrats and the Socialist Revolutionaries
The 1905 Revolution
The 1905 Revolution: the spread of revolutionary activity
Nicholas II’s response
The recovery of Tsarist power
Exam focus (AS Level)
2: The end of Romanov rule, 1906–17
Change and continuity in government
Nicholas II’s relations with the Dumas, 1906–14
Stolypin’s repression, 1906–14
Stolypin’s reforms, 1906–14
The last years of peace
The impact of the First World War
The impact of the First World War: political problems
The February Revolution
The Provisional Committee and the Petrograd Soviet
Exam focus
3: The Provisional Government and its opponents, February–October 1917
The nature of dual power
The aims and membership of the Petrograd Soviet
Opposition to the Provisional Government
Opposition to the Provisional Government, April to July
The second Provisional Government, July–October
Economic and political problems
The October Revolution
The events of 24–26 October and the formation of the Bolshevik government
Exam focus (AS Level)
4: Defending the Bolshevik revolution, October 1917–24
Consolidating Bolshevik power
The Cheka and the Red Terror
Bolshevik economic policies
The crisis of 1921
Civil War
Defeat of domestic enemies
Foreign intervention in Russia
Exam focus
Glossary
Key figures
Answers
Mark scheme

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