Edexcel A Level History Paper 1 option: Russia, 1917-91: from Lenin to Yeltsin October 2020 question paper 9HI0/1E

How accurate is it to say that the main reason for the survival of the Soviet regime, in the years 1917–28, was the introduction of the New Economic Policy?

How accurate is it to say that government policy failed to modernise Soviet agriculture in the years 1928–64?

How accurate is it to say that the Soviet leadership’s hostility to religion remained remarkably consistent in the years 1917–85?

How accurate is it to say that the status of women in Stalinist society was essentially similar to that of women in the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras?

Study Extracts 1 and 2 in the Extracts Booklet before you answer this question.

In the light of differing interpretations, how convincing do you find the view that the USSR collapsed in 1991 because of the challenge posed by Boris Yeltsin?

To explain your answer, analyse and evaluate the material in both extracts, using your own knowledge of the issues.