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bolshevik revolution, november 1917
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bbc world service - witness - The Russian Revolution: The Bolsheviks Take Control [nov. 1917]
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enrs - the russian revolution 1917

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joseph stalin
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biography.com - joseph stalin - dictator

​FIVE YEAR PLANS

HISTORY POD - 1st October 1928: USSR introduces first five-year plan

purges and show trials
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bbc world service - witness - the moscow show trials

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more resources
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retrieval challenge grid

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​history mattters 365 -

​activity booklet: life in stalin's russia [printable]
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write your own notes: life in stalin's russia vs. life in hitler's germany [printable]

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FOCUS TASK
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Write an account of Stalin's economic policies and their impact on people.

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REVISION
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history matters 365 -

[printable] word srcamble: life in stalin's russia

​chronicles - quizlet set: life in communist russia

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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history matters 365 - key word assessment: stalin's russia [printable]
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chronicles - quizlet test: life in communist russia [printable]

Answer the multiple choice questions.