OCR - AS GCE European and World History Period Studies F 962

Unit 1 Russia: From Autocracy to Communism, 1894-1941

Additional Questions


  1. To what extent was Stalin nothing more than a brutal dictator?
  2. How successful was collectivisation in meeting the needs of the Russian economy?
  3. To what extent did the purges of the 1930s help Stalin consolidate his power?
  4. How successfully did Stalin exploit the post-war settlement to strengthen the USSR's position up to 1953?
  5. 'The Five Year Plans failed to achieve their aims during the 1930s.' How far do you agree with this view?