History A-Level
April Theses
What April Theses means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of April Theses
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Lenin's statement rejecting cooperation with the Provisional Government and insisting on soviet power.
Topics that use April Theses
- Paper 3, Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 - 3 The end of the Romanovs and the triumph of the Bolsheviks, 1916–18 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Consolidation of power
- Dual power
- Ideological compromise
- Impact of the First World War
- Kornilov affair
- Petrograd Soviet
- Provisional Government
- Revolutionary violence and terror
Using April Theses in the exam
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