AQA A Level History Depth Study: Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917-1953 November 2021 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 impact of Lenin’s New Economic Policy (NEP).

‘From the revolution of October/November 1917 to the new constitution of July 1918, Lenin’s only aim was to establish a one-party state.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent were the purges and terror of 1937–38 due to Stalin’s determination to eliminate potential political rivals?

How successful were attempts to rebuild the Soviet economy in the years 1945 to 1953?