ASHistoryEdexcelRoute E: Communist states in the twentieth centuryRevision Notes

Edexcel AS History: Route E: Communist states in the twentieth century Revision Notes

Exam code: 8HI0

Concise resources for the Edexcel AS History: Route E: Communist states in the twentieth century course.

Paper 1, Option 1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin

The Communist Revolution, October 1917

The Creation of a One-Party State

The Russian Civil War

Lenin's Government

How Did Stalin Gain Power?

The Purges of the 1930s

Stalin’s Power Over Party & State

Khrushchev & De-Stalinisation

Brezhnev & Stability, 1964–82

Political Stagnation, 1982-85

The Nationalisation of Industry, 1917

War Communism, 1918

New Economic Policy (NEP), 1921

State Control of the Economy

Stalin's Five-Year Plans, 1928-1941

Agricultural Collectivisation

Economic Recovery After the Second World War

Light Industry, Chemicals & Consumer Goods Under Khrushchev

Agriculture & the Virgin Lands Scheme

Economic Reforms After 1964

Economic Decline in the USSR

Control of Mass Media in the USSR

Soviet Attacks on Religion

The Personality Cults of Stalin, Khrushchev & Brezhnev

The Treatment of Opponents in the USSR

The Roles of Yagoda, Yezhov & Beria

Andropov’s Suppression of Dissidents

Art in the USSR, 1917–1953

Nonconformity From the 1950s

Employment in the USSR, 1917–1953

Housing & Social Benefits in the USSR, 1917–1953

The Promotion of a Stable Society, 1953–1985

The Status of Soviet Women in the Towns

The Status of Soviet Women in the Countryside

Soviet Attitudes Toward the Family

The Growth of Education in the USSR

Youth Groups in the USSR

How Important were Economic Weaknesses to the Fall of the Soviet Union?

How Important was the Failure of Gorbachev's Political Reforms?

What Role did the Rise of Nationalism Play in the Collapse of the USSR?

How Far did Gorbachev & Yeltsin Cause the Collapse of the USSR in 1991?

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