Unit 1:
5) write short notes on:-
Stakhanovism
Scissors Crisis
Unit 2:
6) how did the great debate go in addressing and achieving the goals of socialism in one
country.
Or
Discuss the main arguments of the great debate on the soveit economic of the 1920's. How far
do you think was it able to settle the question of socialism in one country.
7) discuss the politics adopted during war communism. Do you think it's adoption and eventual
abandonment were a consequence of ideological compulsions or political pragmatism?
Or
What were the salient features of war communism
2)discuss the achievements of soviet industrialisation. What was the impact of industrialation on
the standard of living during the 1930s?
Or
Discuss the achievements of the first two five year plans with reference to soviet
industrialisation. Do you think that planning and other other policies adopted by the regime were
the most suited to give maximum economic growth to the soveit union?
Unit 3:
4) did russia sign a non aggression pact with Germany in August 1939 because of the
reluctance of the western powers to enter into an alliance with the soviet union.
Or
What were the reasons that led Stalin to sign non aggression pact with the German prior to the
commencement of the second world war? Was it due to Stalin's sense of betrayal or
disillusionment visavis the allied forces?
Unit 4:
Unit 5:
1) discuss the role of workers, soldiers and peasants in the collapse of tsarism in february 1917.
Or
Critically evaluate the changes in the Russian town and countryside from the second half of the
19th century. What role did the peasants, workers and soldiers play in the downfall of the tsarist
autocracy?
Or
What was the nature of the Russian revolutions of 1917? Discuss in light of the role of the
peasants, workers and soldiers in Russia from the middle of the 19th century
Unit 6:
