GCSE HISTORY Paper 1 Section A/C: Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom and communism MAY 2023

GCSE HISTORY Paper 1 Section A/C: Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom and communism Thursday 18 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours Materials For this paper you must ensure you have: • An Interpretations Booklet (enclosed). • The other optional Question Paper/Answer Book and Sources Booklet for the Paper 1 Section B topic you are entered for. You will have 2 hours to complete both papers. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all six questions. • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). Information • The maximum mark for this paper is 40. • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. Advice • You are advised to spend about 1 hour on Paper 1 Section A and about 1 hour on Paper 1 Section B. *jun23 1451ac01* Answer all six questions. box Read Interpretations A and B in the Interpretations Booklet. 0 1 How does Interpretation B differ from Interpretation A about Lenin? Explain your answer based on what it says in Interpretations A and B. [4 marks] Why might the authors of Interpretations A and B have a different interpretation about Lenin? Explain your answer using Interpretations A and B and your contextual knowledge. [4 marks] box Turn over ► Which interpretation gives the more convincing opinion about Lenin? Explain your answer based on your contextual knowledge and what it says in Interpretations A and B. box [8 marks] box Extra space 8 Turn over ► Describe two problems faced by people living in Russia before 1905. [4 marks] box In what ways were the lives of Russian people affected by the First World War? box Explain your answer. [8 marks] *07* Turn over ► box Extra space 8 *0* Which of the following saw more important changes during Stalin’s modernisation of the USSR: • agriculture • industry? Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points. box [12 marks] Turn over ►