OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: Russia 1894-1941 November 2021 question paper Y219

Which of the following had a greater impact on the collapse of the Provisional Government in November 1917?

(i) The actions of Kerensky

(ii) The role of Trotsky

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

* ‘The geographical advantages of the Reds were the most important reason for their victory

in the Russian Civil War.’ How far do you agree?

Which of the following was a greater threat to the Bolsheviks by 1921?

(i) Resentment towards ‘war communism’

(ii) The Kronstadt Rising

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

* ‘The policy of collectivisation was a success in the 1930s.’ How far do you agree?