OCR A Level History A Russia 1645-1741 2025 Question Paper

Download the official OCR A-Level History A Russia 1645–1741 question paper for the June 2025 examination series (Y210/01). This advanced OCR History paper explores Peter the Great, Catherine I, Peter II, Russian administration, Baltic expansion, foreign policy, social change, and economic development within the OCR A-Level History specification.

The paper contains comparative and thematic essay questions covering whether Russia’s problems were greater under Catherine I or Peter II, whether Russia’s greatest foreign policy successes between 1645 and 1725 were achieved in the Baltic, whether reforms in central administration or local administration had the greater impact during the reign of Peter the Great, and how socially and economically backward Russia was in 1645. 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 comparative evaluation questions requiring historical reasoning, historiographical analysis, chronological understanding, and sustained judgement under timed examination conditions. Topics explored include Peter the Great, Catherine I, Peter II, Baltic expansion, administrative reform, Russian society, economic backwardness, and political developments in Russia between 1645 and 1741. Pair it with the matching Y210/01 mark scheme on markscheme.net for complete examiner-style revision and worked-answer support. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade OCR A-Level History revision.

This document is designed for A-Level students studying OCR History A Russia 1645–1741, including Year 13 candidates preparing for the 2026 examination series, retake students targeting A/A* grades, independent learners, and home-schooled students revising early modern Russia and the reign of Peter the Great.

It is also highly useful for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers, and parents supporting OCR History revision at home. Use this official OCR question paper for timed mock examinations, essay-planning exercises, source analysis practice, historiography workshops, and examiner-standard preparation using authentic OCR assessment materials.