ALevel Russia Example Essays 1894-1941

A huge bundle of 13 different example answers for ALevel Russia 1894-1941 - OCR ALevel course but can be adapted for any exam board.Some of these are from past paper questions and some are from questions we have generated- all titles listed below for clarity.

OCR uses 20 mark “How far do you agree?” style open essays and 10 mark shorter questions in which students must only compare 2 factors as a more important cause or consequence of something.

These answers are all A-A* grade responses.

Long essay questions included:
-How successful were Stalin’s economic policies?
-How far did Russia achieve stability 1906-1914?
-How far do you agree that the failures of the provisional government led to the October/ November Revolution?
-Stalin rose to power because of his strengths and his position within the Bolshevik party. How far do you agree?
-To what extent did WWI cause the February Revolution?
-“The 1905 Revolution was a result of Nicholas II himself” How far do you agree
-Assess the reasons for the unpopularity of the provisional government by October 1917 **
-To what extent were the causes of the 1905 revolution resolved by the time the first world war started in 1914? **

Short essay (2 factors) quesions included:
-Which was the most important reason for the introduction of the NEP:
+The Kronstadt Rebellion
+Famine in the countryside
-Which of the following was the most important cause of the Oct/ Nov revolution in 1917?
+The failures of the provisional government
+The Actions of Lenin
-Which of the following was the most important cause of the 1905 revolution:
+Industrialisation
+Political Opposition
-Which of the following had the greatest impact on Russia during the period 1929-1941:
+The Purges
+Collectivisation**
-Which of the following was the most important for bringing about the White’s defeat in the Russian Civil War:
+White Weaknesses
+Strengths of the Red Army**

** essays are in the document titled mock example answers 2024