AQA A Level History Breadth Study: Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682-1796 (A-level only) June 2019 question paper 7042/1E

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to the development of the economy during the reign of Catherine II.

How influential was the Great Embassy on Peter the Great’s westernisation of Russia?

How successful were Peter the Great’s reforms of central and local government?

‘Russian foreign policy did not change in the years 1725 to 1762.’

Assess the validity of this view.