OCR As Level History A Russia 1894 -1941 2025 Question Paper

Download the official OCR AS Level History A Russia 1894–1941 question paper for the June 2025 examination series (Y249/01). This advanced OCR History paper explores the Russian economy, Bolshevik control, Lenin, terror, industrialisation, revolution, and political change within the OCR AS Level History specification.

The paper contains thematic and interpretation-based essay questions covering the extent to which the Russian economy improved between 1894 and the outbreak of war in 1914, and whether terror was the most important reason for the Bolsheviks increasing their control of Russia between 1918 and Lenin’s death in 1924. Students are required to evaluate historical interpretations, analyse causation and significance, and construct balanced historical arguments supported by detailed historical evidence.

This official June 2025 paper includes analytical essay tasks and interpretation evaluation questions requiring historical reasoning, historiographical analysis, chronological understanding, and sustained evaluation under timed examination conditions. Topics explored include Tsarist Russia, industrial growth, Witte, Stolypin, the Bolsheviks, the Cheka, Red Terror, the Civil War, Lenin, political control, and Russian developments between 1894 and 1941.

Perfect for students preparing for the 2025 and 2026 OCR AS Level History examinations, this resource is ideal for timed revision practice, mock examinations, essay-planning exercises, and examiner-style preparation. Pair it with the matching Y249/01 mark scheme on markscheme.net for complete worked answers and official examiner guidance.

This document is designed for AS Level students studying OCR History A Russia 1894–1941, including first-time candidates, resit students, independent learners, and home-schooled students preparing for the 2026 examination series.

It is especially valuable for students revising the Russian economy, Bolshevik consolidation of power, Lenin, terror, industrialisation, and political developments in Russia during the early twentieth century.

The paper is also highly useful for teachers, tutors, schools, and revision centres conducting mock examinations, historiography workshops, essay-planning sessions, and examiner-standard OCR AS Level History revision classes using authentic OCR assessment materials.