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AS Unit 1 (D3):
Russia in Revolution, 1881-1924: From
Autocracy to Dictatorship |
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Specification of
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The challenges to the
Tsarist state, 1881-1906:
nature of the regime;
economic and social changes;
opposition parties; the 1905
revolution.
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Tsarism’s last chance,
1906-1917: the Dumas;
Stolypin; the impact of War;
the downfall of the Romanovs.
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February to October 1917:
the Provisional Government
and the Bolshevik coup.
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Holding on to and
consolidating power,
1918-24: civil war;
changing economic policies;
creating the Soviet state.
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Part
1:
Causes of the Revolution by 1905 |
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Introduction
to Russia in 1881 |
Map of Russia;
Positives/Negatives Tsardom;
1901 Pyramid |
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Why
was it so difficult to reform Russia? |
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The
Reaction: Pobedonotsev, Russofication
and the Reaction |
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Russofication:
Worksheet
one (source);
Worksheet 2 (analysis) |
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Economic
Reform and Revival: The Importance of
Witte |
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Political
Opposition Before 1905: Trouble for the
Future |
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Russian
Foreign Policy and the Ego of Tsardom |
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1905:
Sequence, Cause and Consequence |
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Article - 1905:
Causes of 1905 |
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Commentary - 1905: Results |
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Was there a Revolution in 1905? |
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Part
2: Fall of the Romanovs by 1917 |
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How was order restored in Russia after
1905? |
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Restoration of Order Worksheets |
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Stolyin and Repression |
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Stolypin and Witte Reforms: Worksheet |
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Agriculture,
Land Banks and Famine: Stolypin and
Limited Change |
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The
Four Dumas: Parliament, Autocracy and
Change(?), 1906-14 |
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The Four Duma: Worksheet and
Analysis |
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The Four Duma: Evaluating Success and
Failure |
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Growing Tensions: Lena Goldfields
Incident |
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Lena Goldfields: Expansion |
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Why
did Russia get involved in War (1914)? |
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Russia in War and it's Impact: 1914-17 |
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Impact
of War on Russia and the Tsarist Regime |
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Impact
of War on the Russian People |
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Extended Notes Analysis of Russia in War
and Lead-Up to Revolution |
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The
Growth of Opposition to the Tsar - Brief
Summary |
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February
Revolution: What triggered the events of
Feb/March 1917? |
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Feb 1917 -
The fall of the Tsar |
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The
February Revolution, 1917 |
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Analysing Long and Short Term Causes of
Feb/Mar 1917 (Article) |
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The
Kerensky 12: The Provisional Committee
and 'Tsardom' |
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Character Analysis: the Revolution, the
Abdication, the Debate |
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Part 3:
The Bolshevik Triumph, 1917 |
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The
Provisional Government and the Problems it
Faced in 1917 |
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The
July Days and the Kournilov Affair:
Impact on the Bolsheviks |
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The
July Days and the Kournilov Affair:
Student Worksheet |
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What
factors made Bolsheviks such an
important political force in 1917? |
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Lenin's Impact: April 1917 to Oct 1917 |
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Peace, Bread and Land: Article by Linda
DeLaine (2007) |
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Trotsky
and the Seizing of Power in Moscow and
Petrograd |
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Trotsky Exercise
(a) Student Worksheet;
(b) Teacher Answer Sheet |
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Bolsheviks and the Maintenance of
Control |
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How
did the Bolsheviks establish (and
maintain) power in Russia 1917-19? |
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The Establishment of Control: Worksheets |
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The Four Stages from Feb to Nov 1917 |
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Revolutions in 1917: A Summary |
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Part 4:
The Making of a Totalitarian State,
1918-24 |
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Causes of the Civil War and It's
Outbreak |
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Why
did a civil war break out in 1918? |
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The Russian Civil War, by Scott
Crestwood |
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The Russian Civil War:
Donald W.
Treadgold, 1987 |
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The Civil War - Part 2; Why were the
Reds Successful? |
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The Civil War Notes, 1918-20: How did
the Bolsheviks Wins? |
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Reds V's Whites: BBC Article |
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How
and why were White forces defeated in
the Russian Civil War |
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The Bolshevik Economy by 1920 (Original
URL Lost: Word Doc Here) |
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Why
did Lenin launch the New Economic Policy
in 1921? |
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What
impact did the Bolsheviks have on Russia
between 1917 and 1924? |
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The Economics of Survival, 1917-24: End
of War Communism to NEP |
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The NEP |
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