AQA A Level History Depth Study: Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917-1953 June 2022 question paper 7042/2N

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the problems of having a Dual Authority in Russia in the months March to May 1917.

To what extent was Stalin’s success in the power struggle after Lenin’s death due to Trotsky’s errors of judgement?

‘The quality of life for both workers and peasants suffered as a result of Stalin’s economic policies in the 1930s.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘When Stalin died in 1953, the Soviet Union was in a very strong international position.’

Assess the validity of this view.