2025 OCR AS Level History A Y249-01 | Russia 1894–1941 Question Paper & Mark Scheme PDF

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2025 OCR AS Level History A
Y249/01 Russia 1894–1941
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Monday 19 May 2025 – Afternoon
AS Level History A
Y249/01 Russia 1894–1941
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes


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INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be
clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer either Question 1 or Question 2 in Section A. Answer Question 3 in Section B.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.

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• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.




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Section A

Answer Question 1 or Question 2.


1* To what extent did the Russian economy improve in the period from 1894 to the outbreak of war in
1914? [30]


2* ‘The use of terror was the most important reason for the Bolsheviks increasing their control of Russia
during the period from 1918 to Lenin’s death in 1924.’

How far do you agree? [30]




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Section B


3 Read the interpretation and answer the question that follows.

© S. A. Smith, Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928, pp. 78-79, Oxford University Press, 2017. Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions.




Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this interpretation, making reference to other interpretations
you have studied. [20]



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