AQA A Level History Breadth Study: Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855-1964 November 2021 question paper 7042/1H

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to the changes brought about by industrialisation in Russia in the years c1890 to 1914.

How effective were tsarist policies towards ethnic minorities and Jews in strengthening the Russian Empire in the years 1855 to 1894?

‘Personal ambition outweighed all other considerations in Stalin’s rise to, and consolidation of, power in the years 1921 to 1941.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘Attempts to modernise the Soviet economy and raise living standards, in the years 1945 to 1964, were a complete failure.’

Assess the validity of this view.