AQA A Level History Breadth Study: Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855-1964 June 2024 question paper 7042/1H

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to social change in Communist Russia in the years 1917 to 1941.

‘In the years 1855 to 1881, the Russian economy remained weak and underdeveloped.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How successful was Nicholas II in maintaining tsarist autocracy in Russia in the years 1894 to 1914?

‘The years from 1941 to 1964 were a time of political uncertainty and social hardship for the people of the Soviet Union.’

Assess the validity of this view.