This material on Russia and the USSR is a depth study for GCSE History or S Grade History. It is designed for the use of 14- to 16-year olds. This study, from 1905-1941, is an enquiry-led text, based around an author's narrative, but enhanced with source material which is designed to give the students a deeper insight into the character of life from the time of the Tsar through to the dictatorship of Stalin. It combines syllabus coverage with the "real history" approach of the Schools History Project.