A level History
My Revision Notes A2 OCR History: Russia and its Rulers, 1855–1964
Section 1: Russian rulers
- Alexander II (1818–1881)
- Alexander III (1845–1894)
- Nicholas II (1868–1918)
- The Provisional Government (March–October 1917)
- V.I. Lenin (1870–1924)
- J. Stalin (1879–1953)
- Power struggles
- Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971)
Section 2: The nature of government
- Autocracy
- Dictatorship
- Totalitarianism
- Change and continuity in central administration
- Methods of repression and enforcement
- The extent and impact of reform
- The extent and effectiveness of opposition before 1917
- The extent and effectiveness of opposition after 1917
Section 3: The impact of dictatorial regimes on the economy and society of the Russian Empire and USSR
- Changes to urban living conditions
- Changes to rural living conditions
- Changes to urban working conditions
- Changes to rural working conditions
- Limitations on personal and political freedom
- Limitations on religious freedom
- Extent of economic change
- Extent of social change