A2 OCR history.: (Russia and its rulers, 1855-1964)

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CONTENTS:

Section 1: Russian rulers
Alexander II (1818-1881)
Alexander III (1845-1894)
Nicholas II (1868-1918)
The Provisional Government (March-October 1917)
V.I. Lenin (1870-1924)
J. Stalin
Power struggles
Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)

Section 2: The nature of government
Autocracy
Dictatorship
Totalitarianism
Change and continuity in central administration
Methods of repression and enforcement
The extent and impact of reform
The extent and effectiveness of opposition before 1917
The extent and effectiveness of opposition after 1917

Section 3: The impact of dictatorial regimes on the economy and society of the Russian Empire and USSR
Changes to urban living conditions
Changes to rural living conditions
Changes to urban working conditions
Changes to rural working conditions
Limitations on personal and political freedom
Limitations on religious freedom
Extent of economic change
Extent of social change

Section 4: The impact of war and revolution on the development of Russian government
The Crimean War, 1853-1856
The Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878
The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, and the 1905 Revolution
The First World War, 1914-1918
February and October Revolutions, 1917
The Civil War, 1917-1922
The Second World War, 1939-1945
The Cold War, 1947-1991

Section 5: Exam focus
Russian rulers
The nature of government
The impact of dictatorial regimes on the economy and society of the Russian Empire and USSR
The impact of war and revolution on the development of Russian government