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Firstly, look at past papers. Knowing what has come up before helps a lot, and will be in the back of your mind as you revise, meaning you will begin to form arguments, and know what evidence you will inc...

Nicholas II was, as Dominic Lieven argues in his assessment of the Russian tsar, an ideal candidate for a British-style constitutional monarchy, but was crucially inept in regards to fulfilling the role o...

We are now fairly used to the failings of polling in predicting the outcomes of elections and referendums, but the election of Labour under Clement Attlee was a very early example of a 'shock' victory. Fr...

Leon Trotsky described war as “the locomotive of history”, a statement which seems very much to apply to the Russian period 1855-1964, during which war was an influence on almost every aspect of society a...

The Second World War broke out in September 1939 following Adolf Hitler's invasion of Poland. Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany were allies, and had been since the Pact of Steel in May 1939. As a result, Ita...