Russia and the USSR, 1855–1991: Autocracy and Dictatorship (Questions and Analysis in History)

From a renowned name in A Level history publishing, this is a Questions and Analysis title on a major period in Russian History. With all three exam boards offering modules on this popular subject at A Level, this book is an absolute must-have. Looking at the many different aspects of the period 1855–1991 that are covered in A Level history, Stephen J. Lee examines and compares: the ideologies of Tsarist autocracy and Soviet communism parties and opposition to these regimes the use of repression and terror agriculture industry the class structure the 1917 revolution the impact of the First and Second World Wars on Russia. Key elements of this book include: each topic/issue forms a well-structured chapter: background; analysis; sources with questions; worked answers a prominent historiography section – an important element of the new A2 history assessment an incorporated A2 synoptic approach that teaches students to draw together their entire range of knowledge and skills to study one topic guidance on how to answer the recently-introduced synoptic questions. Involving the importance of understanding the connections between the essential characteristics of historical study, this key title is the one-stop shop for all history teachers and students. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Content List of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Outline chronology List of abbreviations Chapter 1: Ideologies and regimes Analysis 1: What were the main features of the ideologies of Tsarist autocracy and Soviet Communism? Analysis 2: ‘Their rule was conditioned by a fundamental ideology on which their power depended’. To what extent would you agree with this assessment of either Nicholas II or Stalin? Analysis 3: Compare autocracy and Marxism-Leninism as ideologies within the context of Tsarist and Soviet Russia Sources: 1: The theory and practice of autocracy in late-Tsarist Russia 2: Marxism, Marxism-Leninism and Stalinism Chapter 2: Constitutional development Analysis 1: Outline the development of Russia’s constitutional structure between 1855 and 1991 Analysis 2: Explain why, and with what degree of success, new constitutional structures were introduced in either the late-Tsarist or Soviet periods Analysis 3: Discuss the similarities and differences between the constitutions introduced during the late-Tsarist and Soviet periods Sources: 1: The Imperial Constitution of 1906 2: The Constitutions of the USSR Chapter 3: Political parties Analysis 1: Examine the meaning and development of political parties between 1855 and 1991 Analysis 2: How successful were either Alexander III and Nicholas II or Lenin and Stalin in controlling the power of political parties? Analysis 3: ‘The meaning of political party differed profoundly between the Tsarist and Soviet regimes’. Do you agree? Sources: 1: Political parties in Tsarist Russia 2: The Communist Party of the Soviet Union under the leadership of Stalin Chapter 4: Repression and terror Analysis 1: Explain the development of the secret police in Russia between 1826 and 1991 Analysis 2: ‘Ruthless but effective’. Assess this view of the secret police either in Tsarist Russia under Nicholas II or in the Soviet Union under Stalin Analysis 3: Compare the use of repression and terror by the Tsarist and Soviet regimes between 1855 and 1991 Sources: 1: Terror, moderation and the secret police under Nicholas II 2: Historians and Stalin’s Terror Chapter 5: The nationalities Analysis 1: Examine the development of nationalities within Russia and the Soviet Union between 1800 and 1991 Analysis 2: ‘The most repressive of their policies, in response to the greatest of their threats’. To what extent do you agree with this assessment of the treatment of the nationalities either by Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicholas II or by Lenin and Stalin? Analysis 3: Compare the treatment of the nationalities by the Tsarist and Soviet regimes between 1855 and 1991. How effective were their policies? Sources: 1: The policies of Alexander III and Nicholas II towards the nationalities 2: Different perspectives on the nationalities under the Tsarist and Soviet regimes Chapter 6: The impact of war Analysis 1: Explain the impact of war on Russia’s internal development between 1854 and 1991 Analysis 2: ‘A turning point in the fortunes of the Russian regime’. Discuss this view in relation to either the First World War or the Second World War Analysis 3: Compare the Tsarist and Soviet regimes at war Sources: 1: The impact of the First World War on Russia 2: The impact of the Second World War on the Soviet Union Chapter 7: Agriculture and industry Analysis 1: What were the key developments in Russian agriculture and industry after 1855? Analysis 2: Can the economic policies of either Witte or Stalin be considered a ‘turning point’ in Russian history? Analysis 3: Compare the economic performances of the late-Tsarist regime (1855–1917) and the Soviet Union(1917–91) Sources: 1: Witte and Russian industry 2: Stalin and Soviet agriculture Chapter 8: The social classes Analysis 1: Examine the development of the peasantry and urban workers between 1855 and 1991 Analysis 2: ‘A substantial difference between theory and practice’. How effectively does this describe the official view of social class either between 1855 and 1917 or between 1918 and 1991? Analysis 3: Compare the response of the different classes to the late-Tsarist and Soviet regimes, 1855–1991 Sources: 1: Alexander II and the abolition of serfdom 2: The motivation of the Soviet workforce in the 1930s Glossary of terms Notes Select bibliography Index

From a renowned name in A Level history publishing, this is a Questions and Analysis title on a major period in Russian History. With all three exam boards offering modules on this popular subject at A Level, this book is an absolute must-have.

Looking at the many different aspects of the period 1855–1991 that are covered in A Level history, Stephen J. Lee examines and compares:

• the ideologies of Tsarist autocracy and Soviet communism


• parties and opposition to these regimes


• the use of repression and terror


• agriculture


• industry


• the class structure


• the 1917 revolution


• the impact of the First and Second World Wars on Russia.

Key elements of this book include:

• each topic/issue forms a well-structured chapter: background; analysis; sources with questions; worked answers


• a prominent historiography section – an important element of the new A2 history assessment


• an incorporated A2 synoptic approach that teaches students to draw together their entire range of knowledge and skills to study one topic


• guidance on how to answer the recently-introduced synoptic questions.

Involving the importance of understanding the connections between the essential characteristics of historical study, this key title is the one-stop shop for all history teachers and students.

From a renowned name in A Level history publishing, this is a __Questions and Analysis__ title on a major period in Russian History. With all three exam boards offering modules on this popular subject at A Level, this book is an absolute must-have. Looking at the many different aspects of the period 1855–1991 that are covered in A Level history, Stephen J. Lee examines and compares: * the ideologies of Tsarist autocracy and Soviet communism * parties and opposition to these regimes * the use of repression and terror * agriculture * industry * the class structure * the 1917 revolution * the impact of the First and Second World Wars on Russia. Key elements of this book include: * each topic/issue forms a well-structured chapter: background; analysis; sources with questions; worked answers * a prominent historiography section – an important element of the new A2 history assessment * an incorporated A2 synoptic approach that teaches students to draw together their entire range of knowledge and skills to study one topic * guidance on how to answer the recently-introduced synoptic questions. Involving the importance of understanding the connections between the essential characteristics of historical study, this key title is the one-stop shop for all history teachers and students. From a renowned name in A Level history publishing, this is a Questions and Analysis title on a major period in Russian History. With all three exam boards offering modules on this popular subject at A Level, this book is an absolute must-have. Looking at the many different aspects of the period 1855 1991 that are covered in A Level history, Stephen J. Lee examines and compares: the ideologies of Tsarist autocracy and Soviet communism parties and opposition to these regimes the use of repression and terror agriculture industry the class structure the 1917 revolution the impact of the First and Second World Wars on Russia. Key elements of this book include: each topic/issue forms a well-structured chapter: background; analysis; sources with questions; worked answers a prominent historiography section an important element of the new A2 history assessment an incorporated A2 synoptic approach that teaches students to draw together their entire range of knowledge and skills to study one topic guidance on how to answer the recently-introduced synoptic questions. Involving the importance of understanding the connections between the essential characteristics of historical study, this key title is the one-stop shop for all history teachers and students. Russian history since 1855 has been marked by the rule of the Tsarist autocracy and Soviet communism. This title examines both, comparing their ideologies, and their use of terror and repression to crush opposition to their rule