A LevelHistoryEdexcelRoute E: Communist states in the twentieth centuryPaper 1, Option 1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin

Paper 1, Option 1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin (Edexcel A Level History)

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Communist Government in the USSR, 1917–1985

  1. The Communist Revolution, October 1917
  2. The Creation of a One-Party State
  3. The Russian Civil War
  4. Lenin's Government
  5. How Did Stalin Gain Power?
  6. The Purges of the 1930s
  7. Stalin’s Power Over Party & State
  8. Khrushchev & De-Stalinisation
  9. Brezhnev & Stability, 1964–82
  10. Political Stagnation, 1982-85

Industrial and agricultural change in the USSR, 1917–1985

  1. The Nationalisation of Industry, 1917
  2. War Communism, 1918
  3. New Economic Policy (NEP), 1921
  4. State Control of the Economy
  5. Stalin's Five-Year Plans, 1928-1941
  6. Agricultural Collectivisation
  7. Economic Recovery After the Second World War
  8. Light Industry, Chemicals & Consumer Goods Under Khrushchev
  9. Agriculture & the Virgin Lands Scheme
  10. Economic Reforms After 1964
  11. Economic Decline in the USSR

Control of the people in the USSR, 1917–1985

  1. Control of Mass Media in the USSR
  2. Soviet Attacks on Religion
  3. The Personality Cults of Stalin, Khrushchev & Brezhnev
  4. The Treatment of Opponents in the USSR
  5. The Roles of Yagoda, Yezhov & Beria
  6. Andropov’s Suppression of Dissidents
  7. Art in the USSR, 1917–1953
  8. Nonconformity From the 1950s

Social Developments in the USSR, 1917–1985

  1. Employment in the USSR, 1917–1953
  2. Housing & Social Benefits in the USSR, 1917–1953
  3. The Promotion of a Stable Society, 1953–1985
  4. The Status of Soviet Women in the Towns
  5. The Status of Soviet Women in the Countryside
  6. Soviet Attitudes Toward the Family
  7. The Growth of Education in the USSR
  8. Youth Groups in the USSR

What Explains the Fall of the USSR, c1985–1991? - Historical Interpretations

  1. How Important were Economic Weaknesses to the Fall of the Soviet Union?
  2. How Important was the Failure of Gorbachev's Political Reforms?
  3. What Role did the Rise of Nationalism Play in the Collapse of the USSR?
  4. How Far did Gorbachev & Yeltsin Cause the Collapse of the USSR in 1991?
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