A study of Stalinist Russia. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The AS section deals with narrative and explanation of the topic. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level examination

AS SECTION:

NARRATIVE AND EXPLANATION The rise of Stalin 1924-29 1 The rise of Stalin 1924-29

The Soviet Union 1928-41 2 The Five-Year Plans 3 Collectivisation 4 The Purges 5 Soviet Society 1928-41 6 Popular culture and the arts

AS Assessment: Life in the Soviet Union

A2 SECTION:

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION Stalin and the Soviet Union 1924-41 1 Why did Stalin emerge as leader of the Soviet Union between 1924 and 1929? 2 How did Stalin exercise political control? 3 The role of Stalin - did Stalin preserve or destroy Bolshevism? 4 How successful was Stalin's attempt to modernise the USSR? 5 Propaganda and the cult of personality - how popular was Stalin? 6 The Stalinist State after 1941

A2 Assessment: The Soviet Union after Lenin 1924 - 41