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Engaging Alexander II History Pack: Complete Lesson + Activities & (KS5 / A-Level Russia)

This fully-resourced 22-Slides A-Level lesson pack explores the causes, responses, and consequences of opposition to Tsar Alexander II. Perfect for in-depth teaching or an engaging stand-alone session, this pack includes dynamic tasks, printable worksheets, and historical analysis tools to bring Imperial Russia to life in the classroom.

Could esily be extened to two lessons.

This minute A-Level lecture deals with the opposition to Alexander II in great detail. The information is suitable for the following exam boards and topics: Edexcel: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924; Option 1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin; Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991. AQA: 1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964 ; 2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953 . OCR: Russia 1894–1941; Russia and its Rulers 1855–1964.

What’s included?

Printable + Slide-Based Tasks:

• Categorisation Task (Interactive):

• 18 statements to label as Cause, Response, or Outcome

• Supports critical thinking and pattern spotting

• Source Analysis Grid (Pair Activity):

• 2 primary sources and 2 historian interpretations

• Guided questions + comparison and evaluation tasks

• Encourages independent judgement and historical argument

• Cornell Notes Template (Linked to Slides):
  Helps students structure knowledge, organise revision and summarise key content

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Keywords:
Alexander II, A-Level History, Russian History, Opposition to the Tsars, Narodniks, People’s Will, Source Analysis, Categorisation Task, Alexander II Assassination, History Worksheets, Autocracy and Reform, Emancipation of the Serfs, Political Opposition, A-Level Russia 1855–1894