PEARSON EDEXCEL LEVEL 3 GCE 8HI0/1E HISTORY ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY
PAPER 1: BREADTH STUDY WITH INTERPRETATIONS OPTION 1E: RUSSIA, 1917–91: FROM
LENIN TO YELTSIN + MARK SCHEME MAY 2025
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Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Breadth study with interpretations
Option 1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• There
centre number and candidate number.
are three sections in this question paper. Answer ONE question from
Section A, ONE question from Section B and the question in Section C.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 60.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
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, SECTION A
Answer EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2.
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EITHER
1 Was Lenin’s leadership the main reason for the survival of the Soviet regime
in the years 1917–28?
(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)
OR
2 Was Stalin’s use of the media and propaganda, in the years 1928–53, the main
reason for his control over the Soviet population?
(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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PAPER 1: BREADTH STUDY WITH INTERPRETATIONS OPTION 1E: RUSSIA, 1917–91: FROM
LENIN TO YELTSIN + MARK SCHEME MAY 2025
surname names
Number Number
Paper
History 🟐 🟐
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Breadth study with interpretations
Option 1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• There
centre number and candidate number.
are three sections in this question paper. Answer ONE question from
Section A, ONE question from Section B and the question in Section C.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 60.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
,P76488A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/
,
, SECTION A
Answer EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
EITHER
1 Was Lenin’s leadership the main reason for the survival of the Soviet regime
in the years 1917–28?
(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)
OR
2 Was Stalin’s use of the media and propaganda, in the years 1928–53, the main
reason for his control over the Soviet population?
(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
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