OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: Russia 1645-1741 June 2024 question paper Y210

Which of the following had the more significant impact on Russia’s foreign relations?

(i) The expedition to Crimea

(ii) The Treaty of Nerchinsk

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

* To what extent had Russia been westernised by 1725?

Which of the following posed the more significant challenge to Peter the Great’s authority?

(i) Ivan Mazeppa

(ii) Tsarevitch Alexis

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

* The campaigns against Azov were the most important events in the reign of Peter the Great during the period from 1682 to 1698.

How far do you agree?