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14th May: I'm not going to lie. Those questions were a shock! Despite not revising in detail about Rasputin, I managed alright. However, the Zemstva and Revolution questions really threw me off.
Was it just me?
Was it just me?
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(Original post by MaryKingcott)
14th May: I'm not going to lie. Those questions were a shock! Despite not revising in detail about Rasputin, I managed alright. However, the Zemstva and Revolution questions really threw me off.
Was it just me?
14th May: I'm not going to lie. Those questions were a shock! Despite not revising in detail about Rasputin, I managed alright. However, the Zemstva and Revolution questions really threw me off.
Was it just me?
The only thing we learnt about Rasputin, I swear, was the size of his ****....
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(Original post by peaaceandl0ve)
It was iffy
The only thing we learnt about Rasputin, I swear, was the size of his ****....
It was iffy
The only thing we learnt about Rasputin, I swear, was the size of his ****....
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the rasputin question was like.. what ;L and the one after that - what did people put??
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(Original post by ZeniB)
the rasputin question was like.. what ;L and the one after that - what did people put??
the rasputin question was like.. what ;L and the one after that - what did people put??
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For Rasputin I mentioned his rumours about him and Tsarina,
His failure to lead,
Tsarinas links with Germany
His failure to lead,
Tsarinas links with Germany
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(Original post by Olympiad)
For Rasputin I mentioned his rumours about him and Tsarina,
His failure to lead,
Tsarinas links with Germany
For Rasputin I mentioned his rumours about him and Tsarina,
His failure to lead,
Tsarinas links with Germany
its just none of it felt like actual points, I kinda felt like I was just waffling 
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I mentioned how the influence he had in political circles frustrated ministers andhis rumoured affair with the Tsarina which led to accusations of sabotaging the war effort.
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(Original post by ZeniB)
thats a relief, I kind of put the same as other people
its just none of it felt like actual points, I kinda felt like I was just waffling 
thats a relief, I kind of put the same as other people
its just none of it felt like actual points, I kinda felt like I was just waffling
Think grade boundaries will be low this year.
Last year 49/72 was an A, probably 45ish this year
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(Original post by ZeniB)
what did people put for why he created a zemstva??
what did people put for why he created a zemstva??
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(Original post by Sabzi97)
I said that he had to in order to keep some control over the freed serfs, Alexander was influenced by westernisers around him and that the zemstva's were introduced to compensate for the loss of social power of the nobility... I couldn't even think of supporting factual detail for this stupid question
I said that he had to in order to keep some control over the freed serfs, Alexander was influenced by westernisers around him and that the zemstva's were introduced to compensate for the loss of social power of the nobility... I couldn't even think of supporting factual detail for this stupid question
And to the others, yeah I did a hell of a lot of waffling too in the 12 markers. 24 markers went quite well for me although the structure of my first essay was a little messy.
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(Original post by Rrobba)
I mentioned similar things, but also couldn't bring much factual detail into it.
And to the others, yeah I did a hell of a lot of waffling too in the 12 markers. 24 markers went quite well for me although the structure of my first essay was a little messy.
I mentioned similar things, but also couldn't bring much factual detail into it.
And to the others, yeah I did a hell of a lot of waffling too in the 12 markers. 24 markers went quite well for me although the structure of my first essay was a little messy.
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#16
(Original post by Sabzi97)
Same here, after leaving the exam hall I realised the 1st 24 mark was a stability/ how successfully did Alexander overcome opposition question in disguise... Guess there was no point in memorising all those "likely" 24-mark essays
Same here, after leaving the exam hall I realised the 1st 24 mark was a stability/ how successfully did Alexander overcome opposition question in disguise... Guess there was no point in memorising all those "likely" 24-mark essays
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The Rasputin 12 marker was awful!!!! What did everyone get for the 24 marker about the 1917 revolution?
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(Original post by Olympiad)
What points did you make? I flopped it
What points did you make? I flopped it
Second Paragraph: Reaction period and use of repression crushed revolutionary threat and ethnic minorities
Third Paragraph: Initial reforms created more opposition that hadn't been there before, struggled to control them and ended up reacting
Fourth Paragraph: Repression just pushed more people to radicalism and Alexander was assassinated by revolutionaries= hadn't been successful
Conclusion: He only seemed to have maintained control on the surface when in reality he was increasing opposition to himself and struggled to deal effectively with different groups.
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(Original post by b_96)
The Rasputin 12 marker was awful!!!! What did everyone get for the 24 marker about the 1917 revolution?
The Rasputin 12 marker was awful!!!! What did everyone get for the 24 marker about the 1917 revolution?
-incompetent and tutored by Pobedonostev= too conservative and didn't address social grievances of peasants and working class= resulted in revolution
-Easily influenced by everyone and made poor decisions= Tsarina in charge, worsened social unrest= explosion of unrest
But I argued the most important factor was the War and it's impacts:
- Mutinies and loss of army because of conscription + high death rates
- economic strains= revolts and strikes- Putilov Strike
Meant Nicholas unable to control strikes (Petrograd Garrison joined protesters)
I was upset there was no Stolypin, so just to make myself feel better I mentioned Stolypin in the conclusion (no particular reason, really)
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#20
That exam was as bad, possibly worse than I was expecting. It's like they tried to pick topics that were as obscure and vague as possible. Which when you think about how big the subject is and how much we have to learn is really not cool.
What's more annoying is we are always told not to just do narrative! How can they set a question about why Rasputin was killed and expect us not to write in a narrative style? What figures were we supposed to include, how big his wanger was? How much beer he drunk a night?
What's more annoying is we are always told not to just do narrative! How can they set a question about why Rasputin was killed and expect us not to write in a narrative style? What figures were we supposed to include, how big his wanger was? How much beer he drunk a night?
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