OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: Russia 1645-1741 June 2019 question paper Y210

Which of the following was the greater failure in foreign relations for Peter?

(i) The Persian campaigns

(ii) The loss of Azov in 1711

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* To what extent was westernisation opposed by the population of Russia in the period

1696–1745?

Which of the following was more of a threat to Peter the Great during his reign?

(i) The Old Believers

(ii) The Streltsi

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* To what extent was Peter the Great’s foreign policy a success?