‘Lenin was more successful in dealing with opposition than any other ruler of Russia in the period from 1855-1964’. How far do you agree with this view?’
‘The development of Russian government was influenced more by war than any other factor’. How far do you agree with this view of the period from 1855-1964?
To what extent did Russian people lose more than they gained from economic and social changes during the period from 1855-1964?
June 2012
How far do you agree that Stalin’s rise to power was the most important turning-point in the development of Russian government in the period from 1855-1964?
‘The rulers of Russia were reluctant reformers’. How far do you agree with this view of the period from 1855-1964?
‘The peoples of Russia were consistently repressed by their rulers’. How far do you agree with this view of the period from 1855-1964?