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Russia under Tsarism and Communism, 1881-1953 (Second edition)

Part of the SHP Advanced History Core Texts series
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Depend on SHP's comprehensive and best-selling core texts to enrich your understanding of A Level History. SHP Advanced History Core Texts are the Schools History Project's acclaimed books for A level History.

They offer:- clear and penetrating narrative - comprehensively explaining the content required for examination success- thought provoking and relevant activities that explore the content and help students think analytically about the subject- thorough exam preparation through carefully designed tasks that address the distinctive requirements of A Level history including guidance in essay writing and source-based investigations. - a wide range of revision strategies including structured content summariesAdditional features include: - A focus route pathway for independent learners- Learning Trouble Spots - which address common misunderstandings- diagrammatic summaries of key areas of content and historical issues - accessible summaries of recent historical debates. - active learning approaches, including decision-making exercisesRussia under Tsarism and Communism 1881-1953 this title is a comprehensive core text on Russian history from 1881 to the death of Stalin.

It is a second edition of the bestselling Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin.

This second edition is extended to cover the Tsarist pre-revolutionary period.

Major themes include - the nature of Tsarist rule in Russia and the causes and consequences of the 1905 revolution; - the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution in 1917;- the nature, the achievements and failures of Lenin's and Stalin's Communist regimes; - the ongoing historiographical debate about this period and the current reinterpretations of it.

Other improvements for this second edition include more streamlined coverage of Stalin's foreign policy.

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Hodder Education
1444124234 / 9781444124231
Paperback / softback
947.08
28/01/2011
United Kingdom
English
vi, 402 pages : illustrations, maps
28 cm
"The Schools History Project official text". Previous ed.: published as Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin. London, John Murray, 2002.