The SHP Advanced History Core Texts series provides reliable and acclaimed guides for understanding A-level History. These books offer:

• A clear and insightful narrative that comprehensively explains the content necessary for exam success.
• Thoughtful and relevant activities that explore the content and help students think analytically about the subject.
• Comprehensive exam preparation through carefully designed tasks that meet the demands of A-level History, including guidance on essay writing and source-based inquiries.
• A wide range of revision strategies, including structured summaries of content.

Additional features include:

• Emphasis on personalized learning paths.
• Spotless learning areas that address common misconceptions.
• Diagrammatic summaries of key topics and historical issues.
• Accessible summaries of recent historical debates.
• Active learning activities, including decision-making exercises.

The title "Russia under Tsarism and Communism 1881-1953" serves as a comprehensive core for Russian history from 1881 to Stalin's death. This is the second edition of the best-selling "Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin" and has been expanded to cover the Tsarist pre-Revolutionary period. Significant topics include:

• the nature of Tsarist rule in Russia and the causes and consequences of the 1905 revolution;
• the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution in 1917;
• the nature, achievements, and failures of Lenin's and Stalin's communist regimes;
• the ongoing historiographical debate about this period and contemporary revisionist interpretations.

Other enhancements in the second edition include a more refined coverage of Stalin's foreign policy.

Pages: 408, Dimensions: 21.4x21.4cm