A LEVEL HISTORY A: PAST PAPER 1:
RUSSIA AND ITS RULERS 1855–1964. ALL
ASSESSMENT & MARK SCHEME
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Alexander II introduced ___ ___ ____ __________ for factories which
sought to increase safety and efficiency when working with machinery.
Answer: the New Work Discipline
◍ Crimean War's effect on rights and freedoms.
Answer: - Emancipation of serfs 1861- Peasants still controlled by mir and
zemstvo
◍ Total amount of railway rose from _____ (1891) to _____ (1901) under
Witte.
Answer: 17000 to 31000
◍ What was the name of Khrushchev's housing blocks for peasants?.
Answer: agro-towns
◍ Grain harvested rose from __ million tonnes (1921) to __ million (1926).
Answer: 38 to 77 million
◍ Work on the land was always determined by what?.
Answer: 'natures clock'
◍ Successes of the second Five-Year Plan (1933-37)?.
Answer: The electricity industry took off, the chemical industry began to
develop, and some consumer industries flourished e.g. meat packaging,
ice-cream, and footwear
, ◍ Leader of Russia during the Crimean war.
Answer: Alexander II
◍ Workers 'barracks' were invariably ___________ and __________.
Answer: overcrowded and insanitary
◍ By 1920 ______ nationalised economic entities existed.
Answer: 30000
◍ How many people died in the 1921 famine?.
Answer: 5 million
◍ In 1900 Russia ousted ______ as the 4th largest iron producer.
Answer: France
◍ Between ____ and ____, approximately _ to _ million Kulak families were
deported and roughly _____ shot.
Answer: 1928 and 1930, 1 to 3 million, 30000
◍ 1917 October Revolution's effect on Industry.
Answer: - State capitalism- War communism- "Decree on workers control"
◍ Over ___ of housing (in urban areas) was made from wood and thus prone
to fire damage.
Answer: 50%
◍ Bunge's term as Finance Minister.
Answer: 1882-86
◍ Leader of Russia during the Russo-Turkish war.
Answer: Alexander II
◍ In the mid 1860s, only __ of army recruits were considered literate.
Answer: 7%
◍ From 1931 to 1932, the number of students attending secondary school rose
from _._ million to _._ million.
Answer: 2.5 to 6.9 million
RUSSIA AND ITS RULERS 1855–1964. ALL
ASSESSMENT & MARK SCHEME
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Alexander II introduced ___ ___ ____ __________ for factories which
sought to increase safety and efficiency when working with machinery.
Answer: the New Work Discipline
◍ Crimean War's effect on rights and freedoms.
Answer: - Emancipation of serfs 1861- Peasants still controlled by mir and
zemstvo
◍ Total amount of railway rose from _____ (1891) to _____ (1901) under
Witte.
Answer: 17000 to 31000
◍ What was the name of Khrushchev's housing blocks for peasants?.
Answer: agro-towns
◍ Grain harvested rose from __ million tonnes (1921) to __ million (1926).
Answer: 38 to 77 million
◍ Work on the land was always determined by what?.
Answer: 'natures clock'
◍ Successes of the second Five-Year Plan (1933-37)?.
Answer: The electricity industry took off, the chemical industry began to
develop, and some consumer industries flourished e.g. meat packaging,
ice-cream, and footwear
, ◍ Leader of Russia during the Crimean war.
Answer: Alexander II
◍ Workers 'barracks' were invariably ___________ and __________.
Answer: overcrowded and insanitary
◍ By 1920 ______ nationalised economic entities existed.
Answer: 30000
◍ How many people died in the 1921 famine?.
Answer: 5 million
◍ In 1900 Russia ousted ______ as the 4th largest iron producer.
Answer: France
◍ Between ____ and ____, approximately _ to _ million Kulak families were
deported and roughly _____ shot.
Answer: 1928 and 1930, 1 to 3 million, 30000
◍ 1917 October Revolution's effect on Industry.
Answer: - State capitalism- War communism- "Decree on workers control"
◍ Over ___ of housing (in urban areas) was made from wood and thus prone
to fire damage.
Answer: 50%
◍ Bunge's term as Finance Minister.
Answer: 1882-86
◍ Leader of Russia during the Russo-Turkish war.
Answer: Alexander II
◍ In the mid 1860s, only __ of army recruits were considered literate.
Answer: 7%
◍ From 1931 to 1932, the number of students attending secondary school rose
from _._ million to _._ million.
Answer: 2.5 to 6.9 million
