How Strong was the Tsarist regime in 1914?

Government of Nicholas II in 1914; nature of Russian Society in 1914; traditional loyalty; opposition groups

Why did the rule of the Tsar collapse in February/March 1917?

Impact of World War I on Russia; military defeat; food shortages and transport dislocation at home. Political upheaval and the role of Rasputin; Tsar’s abdication.

Why did the Provisional Government last for only 8 months?

Creation of the Russian republic; problems facing the Provisional Government and its failures, including military defeats and their effects at home.

How were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in October/November 1917?

Growth of Bolshevik organisation in summer/autumn 1917; the Bolshevik seizure of power, and the reasons for their success.

How did Lenin impose Communist control on Russia?

Foundation of totalitarian rule; end of World War I for Russia, and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk; causes, nature and consequences of the Civil War, 1918-1921.

How successful was Lenin in creating a new society in Russia?

War Communism; Kronstadt Mutiny; the New Economic Policy; creation of the USSR; roles of Lenin and Trotsky.

How far did Stalin set up a personal dictatorship in Communist Russia?

Struggle for power with Trotsky; elimination of other rivals in the 1920s; purges in the 1930s; propaganda and censorship; the 1936 Constitution.

To what extent did Stalin make the USSR a great economic power?

Collectivisation of agriculture; Five Year Plans and growth of industry; economic effects.

FIVE strengths and SEVEN weaknesses of the Tsar’s Government in 1913

FIVE causes of the March 1917 Revolution [Why Was There A Disaster?]

Events on the SIX days of the March Revolution

SIX problems of the Provisional Government [Government That’s Provisional Will Be Killed]

Events of the Provisional Government, March – November 1917

THREE days of Bolshevik Revolution, 6–8 November 1917

SEVEN reasons the Bolsheviks won  [Perhaps Seven Powers Gave Lenin An Opportunity]

SIX characteristics of the Bolsheviks state [Great Big Changes Create Terrible War]

THREE causes of the Civil War [Causes of the Civil War]

SIX reasons the Bolsheviks won [Why The Bolsheviks Won The War]

SEVEN events of the Civil War, 1918–1921.

The New Economic Policy   [NEP]

How Stalin took power [Stalin Takes Power]

FOUR reasons Stalin introduced Collectivisation [Six Factors Now To Collectivise Kolkhoz]

A timeline of Collectivisation

SIX successes [Quite Modern Government Technology Enriches Collectivisation] and THREE failures [Poor Foolish Kulaks] of Collectivisation

FOUR reasons Stalin introduced the 5-Year Plans

TEN ways the 5-Year Plans industrialised Russia

THREE successes and THREE failures of the 5-Year Plans

Why Stalin started the Purges [Why Unneeded Purges]

FOUR characteristics of Stalin’s Terror [Stalin Takes Total Control]

NINE results of the Terror [Results Of The Terror – Insane Stalin Grabs All Power]