History A-Level
Variations in communist leadership
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Gomulka navigated a 'Polish road to socialism', Novotny maintained rigid central planning, and Ulbricht strictly followed Soviet models.
Topics that use Variations in communist leadership
- 2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 (A-level only) – Soviet Satellites, 1953–1968 (AQA A-Level)
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