Hoping for some early Cold War question (up to 1968 I'm fine with), do not want anything to do with Detente. As for Russia, Stalin's rise to power (reasons for the rise) would be a great question (for me :P), though I wouldn't mind those totalitarianism Q's either. Thankfully nothing on five...
It's pretty simple, what it means is how did communist ideology (and changes in it) affect foreign policy from 1917-1941 e.g. 1917 there was Brest-Litovisk and a belief in permanant revolution, however, as PR did not seem to be working (along with the advent of the Civil War resulting in a new...
Do outlines, its what I'm doing. As long as you understand what you are writing, you are writing essay plans (saving yourself time in the exam, just remember the suitable outline depending on the question) - so you are easily adaptable in the exam, rather than trying to cram a well written (but...
Nice job there mate.
As for what questions they may ask, for Russia - Lenin's role hasn't been asked (which is a big one), Stalin's rise to power hasn't really been touched (especially reasons for his rise), whilst totalitarian based and also specifically foreign policy questions haven't been...
You are better off using different related texts to your core text, as it indicates a broader understanding of the concept of belonging and how it is demonstrated in different mediums.