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A really fascinating four-part documentary about the current leader of Russia. Lots and lots of interesting parallels between both A2 courses, and well worth a watch.  Episode One is only available until Thursday in half term (16/2/2012) so catch it whilst you … Continue reading →

The January examination timetable caused a lot of disruption to our set. As a result, rather than forge ahead with the course, we decided to focus on our essay planning skills. In particular, we wanted to look at the new … Continue reading →

Please note that I have just put a possible plan for the uniformly bleak agriculture essay in the Essay planning section of the site. I have also posted some top up notes on Collectivisation and the Five Year Plans in … Continue reading →

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And you have an mp3 / ipod type thingie, then you might be interested in this.  Actually, there are also many other types of history audiobook on audible.  If you have 30 hours to spare I recommend Jenkins’ biography of … Continue reading →

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00phtcz/The_Art_of_Russia_Smashing_the_Mould/ A very interesting documentary about the relationship between the Communist leadership and art, with analysis of posters and paintings.  A fascinating look into how art was influenced and used by the leaders to promote even very basic messages, for example … Continue reading →

Twenty years ago I was your age, and I remember feeling genuine fear when the news came through that hardliners had imprisoned the reforming Mikhail Gorbachev (left). The plot was broadly to overthrow the reformer and restore Communist rule. For a moment … Continue reading →

Albert Camus was the French winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. He was famed for contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as  absurdiam. He wrote in his essay “The Rebel” that his whole life was … Continue reading →