A level History

Russia in Revolution

Section 1: The challenges to the Tsarist state, 1881–1906

• The extent of change in Russia, 1881–1894
• The impact of Witte’s policies on Russia, 1892–1903
• The nature of Nicholas II’s regime and the effectiveness of his rule
• Political opposition to the Tsarist system of rule
• The causes of the 1905 Russian Revolution
• Key events and consequences of the 1905 Revolution

Section 2: Tsarism’s last chance, 1906–1917

• The role and impact of the Dumas, 1906–1914
• Why was Stolypin important in the period 1906–1911?
• The impact of the First World War on the Russian armed forces
• The impact of the First World War on Russian politics and economy
• Causes of the Russian Revolution, February 1917
• The February Revolution

Section 3: February to October 1917

• Difficulties facing the Provisional Government
• The impact of Lenin’s return to Russia in April 1917
• The significance of the July Days and General Kornilov
• The key events of the October 1917 Revolution
• The extent of Bolshevik support in October 1917
• Why did the Bolsheviks succeed in October 1917?

Section 4: Keeping and consolidating power, 1918–1924

• Establishment of the Sovnarkom and closing of the Constituent Assembly
• Early measures to secure Communist control and establishment of the Police State
• The causes of the Russian Civil War
• Reasons for the Communist victory and the importance of War Communism
• The causes and impact of New Economic Policy (NEP)
• The establishment of the USSR in 1922 and the death of Lenin