Pearson Edexcel A Level History Paper 1e 2025 Qp Pdf

Get the official Pearson Edexcel A-Level History Paper 1 Option 1E question paper from the June 2025 examination series (9HI0/1E) covering Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin. This examiner-issued PDF contains the complete original paper layout, all Section A, B and C essay questions, and the accompanying extracts booklet used in the live May 2025 examination sitting.

This paper assesses major themes in Soviet and Russian history including Stalin’s purges, Brezhnev-era stagnation, Soviet arts and culture, social policy, and the collapse of the USSR. Questions cover Stalin’s personality, Brezhnev’s leadership, Soviet cultural policy, social security developments, and interpretations explaining the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Pair it with the matching Edexcel 9HI0/1E June 2025 mark scheme on markscheme.net for complete examiner-standard revision and essay-marking practice. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade A-Level History revision.

This document is designed for Year 12 and Year 13 students preparing for the 2026 Pearson Edexcel A-Level History examinations, including retake candidates targeting A and A* grades, sixth-form learners, and home-educated students studying Soviet Russia and twentieth-century political change. It is especially valuable for students refining breadth-study essays, historical interpretations analysis and timed analytical writing under exam conditions.

It is equally useful for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers and parents supporting advanced History revision at home. The paper can be used to run timed mocks, assess understanding of Soviet political, social and economic developments, practise extract evaluation, standardise essay-marking approaches, and identify weaknesses in historical judgement, evidence integration and contextual analysis.