Lenin and the Russian Revolution

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Heinemann, 2000 - 177 pages
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A study of Lenin and the Russian Revolution. 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. There are extra notes, biography boxes and definitions in the margin, and summary boxes to help students assimilate the information. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level examination by concentrating on analysis and historians' interpretations of the material covered in the AS section. There are practice questions and hints and tips on what makes a good answer.
 

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How and why were the Bolsheviks able to seize
111
What direction did Bolshevik ideology and tactics
118
To what extent did practical difficulties stop
125
What was the nature of the Bolshevik state?
131
How important was the role of Lenin?
144
How and why did Stalin manage to secure
155
A2 Assessment
167
Bibliography
173

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Page 86 - Either the Russian Revolution will create a revolutionary movement in Europe, or the European powers will destroy the Russian...
Page 36 - ... republic of the philosophers. The reader must put up with this hocus-pocus for the sake of the gigantic individual who overshadows it. Trotsky himself used to claim that history was on his side. When he came to the Congress of Soviets fresh from the conquest of power, he called to the protesting Mensheviks: 'You have played out your role. Go where you belong: to the dustheap of history.

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