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Defending the Bolshevik Revolution, October 1917–24: Edexcel A‑Level History questions

Every Edexcel A-Level History exam question on Defending the Bolshevik Revolution, October 1917–24, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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    June 2025 · Paper 2C.2

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    June 2024 · Paper 2C.2

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    June 2023 · Paper 2C.2

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    November 2021 · Paper 2C.2

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All 9 questions on Defending the Bolshevik Revolution, October 1917–24, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2C.2, Q6 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that Lenin’s actions and attitudes were the main reason for the survival of the Bolshevik regime in the years 1917–24?
  2. June 2024, Paper 2C.2, Q6 (20 marks): How significant was the peace of Brest-Litovsk in the Bolshevik consolidation of power in the years 1918–24?
  3. June 2023, Paper 2C.2, Q6 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the weaknesses associated with foreign intervention were primarily responsible for the defeat of the Whites in the Russian civil
  4. June 2022, Paper 2C.2, Q2 (20 marks): Study Sources 3 and 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question. 2 How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate
  5. November 2021, Paper 2C.2, Q6 (20 marks): ‘The similarities between War Communism and the New Economic Policy far outweigh the differences.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
  6. October 2020, Paper 2C.2, Q2 (20 marks): Study Sources 3 and 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question. 2 How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate
  7. June 2019, Paper 2C.2, Q6 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the survival of the Bolshevik regime, in the years 1917-21, owed more to the weaknesses of its opponents than to the leadership of Len
  8. June 2018, Paper 2C.2, Q6 (20 marks): To what extent did the Bolshevik government consolidate communist rule in Russia in the years 1918-21?
  9. June 2017, Paper 2C.2, Q2 (20 marks): Study Sources 3 and 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question. 2 How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate

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