History GCSE

Rewriting history

What Rewriting history means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

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History was systematically altered, notably through the 'Short Course' on the history of the Communist Party, which exaggerated Stalin's role in the 1917 Revolution and erased rivals like Trotsky from photographs.

Pearson Edexcel · Option 30: Key topic 3: Stalin’s rise to power and dictatorship, 1924–41 - 4 The Cult of Stalin (study guide)

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Option 30: Key topic 3: Stalin’s rise to power and dictatorship, 1924–41 - 4 The Cult of Stalin (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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