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Second half of Michaelmas term
and first half of Lent term
Syllabus content.
Part 1: The end of Tsarism,
1914-1917
Key Issue 1:
How strong was the Tsarist regime in 1914?
Content Focus:
* government of Nicholas II in 1914;
* nature of Russian society in 1914;
* traditional loyalty;
* opposition groups.
Key Issue 2:
Why did the rule of the Tsar collapse in February/March
1917?
Content Focus:
* impact of World War I on Russia;
* military defeat;
* food shortages and transport dislocation at home.
* political upheaval and the role of Rasputin;
* Tsar's abdication.
Part 2: The Provisional
Government
and the Bolshevik Revolution
Key Issue 1:
Why did the Provisional Government last for only
8 months?
Content Focus:
* creation of the Russian republic;
* problems facing the Provisional Government and its failures,
* including military defeats and their effects at home.
Key Issue 2:
How were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in
October/November 1917?
Content Focus:
* growth of Bolshevik organisation in summer/autumn 1917;
* the Bolshevik seizure of power, and
* the reasons for their success.
Part 3: Creation
of a Communist State, 1917-1924
Key Issue 1:
How did Lenin impose Communist control on Russia?
Content Focus::
* foundation of totalitarian rule;
* end of World War I for Russia, and
* the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk;
* causes, nature and consequences of the Civil War, 1918-1921.
Key Issue 2:
How successful was Lenin in creating a new society
in Russia?
Content Focus:
* War Communism;
* Kronstadt Mutiny;
* the New Economic Policy;
* creation of the USSR;
* roles of Lenin and Trotsky.
Part 4: The rule
of Stalin, 1924-1941
Key Issue 1:
How far did Stalin set up a personal dictatorship
in Communist Russia?
Content Focus:
* struggle for power with Trotsky;
* elimination of other rivals in the 1920s;
* purges in the 1930s;
* propaganda and censorship;
* the 1936 Constitution
Key Issue 2:
To what extent did Stalin make the USSR a great
economic power?
Content Focus:
* collectivisation of agriculture;
* Five Year Plans and growth of industry;
* economic effects.
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