This 5-page resource for the Year 12 unit Russia and the Soviet Union 1914-1945, requires students to undertake wide reading and respond to a number of source-based questions. The aim of the resource is to encourage students to question whether the collapse of Tsarist Russia was inevitable.
The resource begins with revisionist historian, Sheila Fitzpatricks' view on tsarist Russia's political position in 1914. At the conclusion of this work, students are given the opportunity to explore the 'perspective' of a secondary source. A series of questions have been included to assist students in answering this question.
At the conclusion of this task, students will be ready to explore the events surrounding the spontaneous revolution of February 1917. You will be able to download this resource here.