Heinemann Advanced History: Lenin and the Russian Revolution
AS SECTION: NARRATIVE AND EXPLANATION
Russia in revolution, 1905-17
1 Tsarist Russia 1905-14
2 The impact of the First World War and the collapse of Tsarism, 1914-17
3 The problems of the Provisional Government
4 The Bolshevik Revolution, October 1917
The consolidation of Bolshevik power: Russia, 1918 -29
5 The consolidation of Bolshevik rule, 1918-24
6 Economic policy - War Communism and the NEP
7 Soviet society and culture under Lenin
8 Safeguarding the Revolution: the struggle for power after Lenin's death, 1924-9
9 Soviet foreign policy, 1917-28
AS Assessment
A2 SECTION:
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
The Russian Revolution and the establishment of Bolshevik power
1 Why did the Tsarist regime collapse in 1917?
2 How and why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in 1917?
3 What direction did Bolshevik ideology and tactics take between 1903 and 1917?
4 To what extent did practical difficulties stop Lenin from implementing communist ideology?
5 What was the nature of the Bolshevik state?
6 How important was the role of Lenin?
7 How and why did Stalin manage to secure power by 1929?
A2 Assessment
- Separate sections for AS and A2 ensures your students have the information they need at the right depth.
- Exam preparation and advice at the end of each section help your students understand and improve their learning.
- A more accessible AS format eases the transition from GCSE while the A2 section develops students' skills and helps them rise to the challenge of A Level exams.