1. LO: How did central administration
change in Russia ?
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson you will be able to…
Describe the key workings of governments E-D
Explain their impact upon Government and Society C-B
Judge how far this changed over time A-A*

2. LO: How did central administration change in Russia 1855-1964?
Describe the key workings of governments E-D
Explain their impact upon Government and Society C-B
Judge how far this changed over time A-A*
Task: Once you are
in and settled…
Fact Test!
You have 5
minutes only.

3. LO: How did central administration
change in Russia ?
Describe the key workings of governments E-D
Explain their impact upon Government and Society C-B
Judge how far this changed over time A-A*
All Russia leaders used a form of centralised
Administration.
How did it operate in our different time periods?
How far was it effective and did it affect society
And government?
To what extent did the degree of centralisation
Change from one administration to the next?
Central administration is the leading or presiding body or group of people, and the highest administrative department which oversees all lower departments of an organization.

4. LO: How did central administration change in Russia 1855-1964?
Describe the key workings of governments E-D
Explain their impact upon Government and Society C-B
Judge how far this changed over time A-A*
LO: How did central administration
change in Russia ?

5. LO: How did central administration change in Russia 1855-1964?
Describe the key workings of governments E-D
Explain their impact upon Government and Society C-B
Judge how far this changed over time A-A*
Who had more power?
Orgburo
Ogburo

6. LO: How did central administration change in Russia 1855-1964?
Describe the key workings of governments E-D
Explain their impact upon Government and Society C-B
Judge how far this changed over time A-A*
LO: How did central administration
change in Russia ?

7. LO: How did central administration change in Russia 1855-1964?
Describe the key workings of governments E-D
Explain their impact upon Government and Society C-B
Judge how far this changed over time A-A*
Continuity
All systems heirarchical in structure with Tsar or Politburo at top.
Organs of government accountable to Russian leaders rather than people.
Soviet Central Executive committee similar to Tsarist council of ministers.
Lenin disbands constituent assembly similar to Nicholas II and Dumas.
Soviet administration swamped with “Leading Cadres”.
Officials in both regimes detached from affairs of ordinary peasants/workers.
Key Changes
October Manifesto 1905 abandoned Committee of Ministers
Duma elected lower chamber created in 1905
1906 Fundamental Laws made Duma accountable to Tsar
1917 Constituent Assembly closest to Democracy.
Bolsheviks promote “Democratic Centralism”
Lenin rules initially without fixed consitution e.g. Decree on Land and Peace 1917
1936 Soviet Constitution creates Supreme Soviet
Soviet of the Union
Soviet of Nationalities
Article 126 of Constitution made Communist Party “Nucleus of all the public and
State organisations of the working people.

8. Course Documents Alexander II Alexander III Nicholas II Provisional Government Lenin Stalin Khrushchev Government Society Economy War Fact Tests Essay Feedback

9. LO: How did central administration change in Russia 1855-1964?
Describe the key workings of governments E-D
Explain their impact upon Government and Society C-B
Judge how far this changed over time A-A*
Task: You need to create two diagrams, side by side. One showing the structure of
Tsarist Russia and the other Soviet Russia.
Success Criteria
Clear definitions of the workings of each group/sections.
Names of key members
Similarities and differences!