Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) History PAPER 3: Modern depth study
Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (1H10/30)
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PAPER 3: Modern depth study
Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41
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Instructions
•• Use
Fill
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in the boxes at candidate
the top of number.
this page with your name,
centre number and
• InThen
Section A, answer Question 1 and EITHER Question 2(a) OR Question 2(b).
answer all questions in Section B.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 52.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• The marks available for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist
terminology are clearly indicated.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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, SECTION A
Answer Question 1 and then EITHER Question 2(a) OR Question 2(b).
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Study Source A below and then answer Question 1.
Source A: From an article in a British newspaper, written in March 1933. The author
had recently visited the main wheat-growing region in the USSR to see the impact of
collectivisation.
‘How are things with you?’ I asked one man. He looked around
anxiously to see that no soldiers were about.
‘We have nothing, absolutely nothing. They have taken everything
away,’ he said.
This is what I heard again and again. Some of the food that has
been taken away from the peasants is still being exported to
foreign countries.
Starving people are reluctant to talk about the future. To them, the
most important issue is how to get enough food to stay alive today
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
and tomorrow.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41 (1H10/30)
Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
surname names
Number Number
Paper
1HI0/30
History
PAPER 3: Modern depth study
Option 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41
You must have:
Instructions
•• Use
Fill
black ink or ball-point pen.
in the boxes at candidate
the top of number.
this page with your name,
centre number and
• InThen
Section A, answer Question 1 and EITHER Question 2(a) OR Question 2(b).
answer all questions in Section B.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 52.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• The marks available for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist
terminology are clearly indicated.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
,P75487RA
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/
, SECTION A
Answer Question 1 and then EITHER Question 2(a) OR Question 2(b).
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Study Source A below and then answer Question 1.
Source A: From an article in a British newspaper, written in March 1933. The author
had recently visited the main wheat-growing region in the USSR to see the impact of
collectivisation.
‘How are things with you?’ I asked one man. He looked around
anxiously to see that no soldiers were about.
‘We have nothing, absolutely nothing. They have taken everything
away,’ he said.
This is what I heard again and again. Some of the food that has
been taken away from the peasants is still being exported to
foreign countries.
Starving people are reluctant to talk about the future. To them, the
most important issue is how to get enough food to stay alive today
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
and tomorrow.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
