Repression under Stalin: moves beyond “prison” to examine the Gulag system as an economic instrument of state control — essential for evaluating the nature of Soviet government.

Relevant for A Level History (AQA & OCR):

• AQA A Level History (7042) – Component 2N: Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
  Requires analysis of Stalin’s methods of control, including repression, labour camps, purges and the relationship between political terror and economic policy.

• OCR A Level History A (H505) – Unit Y318: Russia and its Rulers 1855–1964
  Examines the nature of government, including repression, coercion, the Gulag system and the extent to which terror under Stalin was politically and economically motivated.