1. Welcome to AS Level History
Mr Drew
Head of History

2. Outline of your course AS:
Russia in Revolution, : From Autocracy to Dictatorship
Stalin’s Russia,
British Political History, 1945–90: Consensus and Conflict
A2:
CW39: The USA, from Reconstruction to Civil Rights, c (tbc)
From Kaiser to Fuhrer: Germany

3. Outline of your course AS:
D3: Russia in Revolution, : From Autocracy to Dictatorship
D4: Stalin’s Russia,
We will study D3 until around Christmas time and then move onto D4.
These are essay courses.
There is one exam covering both topics. It lasts for 1 hour 20 mins and is worth 50% of the AS course. In the exam you will answer one essay question on D3 and one question on D4. These essays are worth 30 marks each

4. Outline of your course AS:
British Political History, 1945–90: Consensus and Conflict
This is a source based paper.
There is one exam. It lasts for 1 hour 20 mins and is worth 50% of the AS course.
In the exam you will answer one 20 mark source question which only requires your source analysis and one 40 mark source question which requires both source analysis and own knowledge.

5. What we expect from you
To attend all lessons unless there is a genuine reason why you cannot.
To catch up on any work you miss
To complete all homework and classwork to the best of your ability
To ask for help if you need it
To come to lessons willing to learn
To use a variety of approaches in your learning and work well with others

6. What you can expect from us
Lessons that are varied and suit a variety of learning styles
Work marked regularly and with detailed feedback
An open door policy
Access to online resources
waldegravealevelhistory.weebly.com/
Password: waldegrave
Reference only library books
Show textbooks students need to purchase.

7. Starter Write down anything you know about Russia
Write down any questions you have about Russia

8. What do you think of when you think of Russia?
Look at the following photos linked to Russia. Choose one that sums up what you think of when you think of Russia and explain to a partner why you have chosen that picture
Red thinking hat

9. The Kremlin

10. Cossacks

11. Russian dancing

12. Rasputin

13. Soviet troops moving artillery in Stalingrad

15. Romanovs

16. Russian revolution – bloody Sunday

18. Moscow

19. St Petersburg at Christmas

20. Russian Orthodox church in winter

21. Russian Empire in 1900

24. Winter palace

25. Lenin

26. Stalin

27. Anastasia

28. What can we learn from the pictures?
Now look at all of the pictures and draw up a spider diagram with as many facts/thoughts about Russia as you can from the pictures
White thinking hat approach

29. What can we learn from these pictures?
When do you think this picture was taken? What makes you think this?
What kind of jobs would these people have done?
Does this picture suggest any reasons why Russia might have been difficult to govern in ?
How wealthy do you think these people are? What evidence can you see to support your judgment?

30. What can we learn from these pictures?
When do you think this picture was taken? What makes you think this?
What kind of jobs would these people have done?
Does this picture suggest any reasons why Russia might have been difficult to govern in ?
How wealthy do you think these people are? What evidence can you see to support your judgment?

31. Finding out more
Having looked at the pictures, write down on your post it note any questions you would like to ask to find out more about Russia
We will keep coming back to these throughout the course
Reflectiveness

32. The Russian empire spanned two continents
The Russian empire spanned two continents. It stretched 4,000 miles West to East & 2,000 miles North to South
 starter activity
Over 130 million people lived across the Russian Empire
Tsar Nicholas II was the cousin of George V and a descendant of Queen Victoria
The Trans-Siberian railway opened in It took over a week to cross the country by train
The ruling family was the Romanov – ruling from 1613 to 1917
Study the information carefully. You have 1 minute to memorise as much information as you can.  What additional information would you like to know that isn’t here?

33. ??? 1. How many people lived in Russia at this time?
2. Nicholas II was cousin to which British king?
3. How wide was the Russian Empire?
4. When did the Romanov dynasty end?
5. Which railway crosses Russia West to East?
6. How many Russian dolls could you see?
7. Who was taller in the photo – Tsar Nicholas or George V?

34. 1. How many people lived in Russia at this time?
2. Nicholas II was cousin to which British king?
George V
3. How wide was the Russian Empire?
4000 miles
4. When did the Romanov dynasty end?
1917
5. Which railway crosses Russia West to East?
Trans-Siberian Railway
6. How many Russian dolls could you see?
Four
7. Who was taller in the photo – Tsar Nicholas or George V?
Tsar Nicholas II

35. Russia in 1900: Who were the Russians and what were their hopes and fears?
Take a journey on the greatest railway in the world.
Travel from Omsk to St Petersburg.
What would the view from the window tell you about Russia in 1900?
Read pages 4 – 15 (SHP)
Answer questions page 4
Could do learning how to read activity before this extended reading task. See resources in folder

36. Why was Russia so difficult to govern in 1881? Russian Orthodox Church
The diagram below shows how Russia was governed in 1881.
The Tsar
The Tsar (Russian for Emperor or King) was an absolute monarch. This meant that he had no limits on his power and was accountable to no one but God. Russians were supposed to show the Tsar total obedience and respect. Since 1613 the Tsars had been members of the Romanov family. The system of government is known as an autocracy.
Appointed / dismissed
Council of Ministers
Ran the various government departments under instruction from the Tsar.
The Senate
Supervised the operation and enforcement of laws passed by the Tsar.
Imperial Council
The Tsar’s group of personal advisors.
Controlled
Ruling Class
The ruling class or nobility made up only 0.5% of the Russian population. However, they controlled most of the land and wealth and filled up all of the government positions.
Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church was the official state religion of Russia and operated independently of any other Christian Church. The leader was called the Patriach. The majority of Russians belonged to the Orthodox Church, Which taught its followers to respect and obey the Tsar as he was appointed by God
Zemstva
Elected local governments. They only had minor responsibilities, such as road building and organising basic education. The voting was organised in a way that ensured the upper class took up 70% of the positions.
From 1864 these classes elected / filled the positions of
Upper Class
12% of the population (minor nobility, senior clergy and military officers).
Commercial Class
1.5% of the population (merchants, factory owners and bankers).
Working Class
4% of the population (Factory workers, artisans and small traders).
Peasants
82% of the population (Agricultural workers).
Activity 1: Use the back of this sheet or lined paper to bullet point any strengths and weaknesses of this system of government that you can think of.

37. Homework Learn key words for bingo next lesson. Library reading task.
Possible Option: Write a paragraph (100 words) summarising why Russia was difficult to govern.

38. Optional newspaper task page 10
Murphy pages 5 – 10
Optional newspaper task page 10
Positives about Russia
Negatives about Russia
Things about Russia that have both positive and negative aspects