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Includes:: access to quick quizzes at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes CONTENTS: Section 1: Russian rulers Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander III (1845-1894) Nicholas II (1868-1918) The Provisional Government (March-October 1917)V.I. Lenin (1870-1924)J. Stalin Power struggles Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) Section 2: The nature of government Autocracy Dictatorship Totalitarianism Change & continuity in central administration Methods of repression & enforcement The extent & impact of reform The extent & effectiveness of opposition before 1917 The extent & effectiveness of opposition after 1917 Section 3: The impact of dictatorial regimes on the economy & society of the Russian Empire & USSRChanges to urban living conditions Changes to rural living conditions Changes to urban working conditions Changes to rural working conditions Limitations on personal & political freedom Limitations on religious freedom Extent of economic change Extent of social change Section 4: The impact of war & revolution on the development of Russian government The Crimean War 1853-1856 The Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878 The Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 & the 1905 Revolution The First World War 1914-1918 February & October Revolutions 1917 The Civil War 1917-1922 The Second World War 1939-1945 The Cold War 1947-1991 Section 5: Exam focus Russian rulers The nature of government The impact of dictatorial regimes on the economy & society of the Russian Empire & USSRThe impact of war & revolution on the development of Russian government