History A-Level
Leadership rivalry and the erosion of central authority
What Leadership rivalry and the erosion of central authority means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Gorbachev's rivalry with Yeltsin grew as Yeltsin left the Communist Party, won election as Russian president in 1991 and challenged Gorbachev's authority.
Topics that use Leadership rivalry and the erosion of central authority
- Paper 3, Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 - 5 Gorbachev and the downfall of Soviet communism, 1985–91 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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