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Communist government in the USSR, 1917–85: Edexcel A‑Level History questions

Every Edexcel A-Level History exam question on Communist government in the USSR, 1917–85, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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    June 2025 · Paper 1E

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    June 2023 · Paper 1E

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    June 2022 · Paper 1E

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    June 2017 · Paper 1E

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All 9 questions on Communist government in the USSR, 1917–85, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1E, Q1 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the purges of the 1930s in the Soviet Union were primarily due to Stalin’s personality?
  2. June 2025, Paper 1E, Q2 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that Brezhnev’s leadership was the main reason for political stagnation in the USSR in the years 1964–82?
  3. June 2024, Paper 1E, Q1 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1917–28, Bolshevik control of the mass media and propaganda was the main reason for the consolidation of the Soviet
  4. June 2023, Paper 1E, Q1 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that Stalin’s industrial and agricultural policies were the primary reason for his power in the USSR in the years 1928–53?
  5. June 2023, Paper 1E, Q2 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that Khrushchev’s attempts to reform Soviet government were largely successful?
  6. June 2022, Paper 1E, Q1 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the nature of Soviet government under Lenin and Stalin was fundamentally similar?
  7. June 2019, Paper 1E, Q2 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that Khrushchev’s approach to government was fundamentally similar to Brezhnev’s approach to government?
  8. June 2018, Paper 1E, Q1 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that Stalin’s use of terror in the 1930s was fundamentally similar to Lenin’s use of terror in the years 1918–24?
  9. June 2017, Paper 1E, Q1 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the nature of government under Lenin and Stalin was markedly different?

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