Unit One

Unit One - Stalinism, 1941-53

Unit consists of - 

• The War (click HERE to read about this!)
• Post-War Stalinism (click HERE to read about this!)

Definition of Stalinism - HERE

Sample exam questions -

• Stalin's leadership was the most significant reason for the Soviet victory over Germany in the 1941-45 war - assess the validity of this statement (from the spec paper)
• To what extent, by 1953, has the USSR recovered from the social and economic impacts of the war?
• Assess the relative importance of military and economic factors in securing the USSR's victory in the Great Patriotic War? (old A2, 2007)
• An absolute tyrant, he tightened his hold on the Russian people and wielded more power than ever before  - How valid is this judgement of Stalin's rule from 1945-53?