{"id":4286,"date":"2018-08-28T16:23:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T13:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=4286"},"modified":"2018-10-07T16:23:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T13:23:57","slug":"october-revolution-historiography-and-primary-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/igcse-gcse-history\/october-revolution-historiography-and-primary-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"October Revolution: Historiography and Primary Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>C. Was the October Revolution a coup d&#8217;etat or a popular uprising?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/menus\/A_Level\/Late_Modern\/Russia_and_the_USSR\/octrev.png\" alt=\"roleplay\" width=\"405\" height=\"300\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/main_area\/worksheets\/igcse\/WW1_and_Russia\/Lesson_4_October_Revolution\/1a_Primary_Sources.docx\">Primary \/ Secondary Source Material<\/a><br \/>\nAs the next phase of the investigation, students read through a series of selected primary and secondary accounts of the events of October 1917 and decide where each can be used, and which quotes are best to include. They should also be encouraged to reflect on the values and limitations of each of these sources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extension Materials for students<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/main_area\/worksheets\/igcse\/WW1_and_Russia\/Lesson_4_October_Revolution\/z_Extension\/1_Historiography.doc\">Historiography of October 1917<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/main_area\/worksheets\/igcse\/WW1_and_Russia\/Lesson_4_October_Revolution\/z_Extension\/z_Narrative_handout.doc\">Narrative overview February-October<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/main_area\/worksheets\/igcse\/WW1_and_Russia\/Lesson_4_October_Revolution\/z_Extension\/z_Timeline_Complete.doc\">Timeline of events February-October<\/a> |<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C. Was the October Revolution a coup d&#8217;etat or a popular uprising? Primary \/ Secondary Source Material As the next phase of the investigation, students read through a series of selected primary and secondary accounts of the events of October 1917 and decide where each can be used, and which quotes are best to include&#8230;. <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/igcse-gcse-history\/october-revolution-historiography-and-primary-sources\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[587,1018,1022,379,786],"class_list":["post-4286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-20th-century","category-igcse-gcse-history","tag-historiography","tag-october","tag-primary","tag-revolution","tag-sources"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":500,"url":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/historiography-of-the-october-revolution-of-1917\/","url_meta":{"origin":4286,"position":0},"title":"Historiography of the October Revolution of 1917","author":"Russel Tarr","date":"April 11, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Students consider the main questions which divide historians and form their own judgement on which answers they find the most convincing.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;1900-2000 (GCSE History)&quot;","block_context":{"text":"1900-2000 (GCSE History)","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/category\/historical-periods\/20th-century\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":499,"url":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/historiography-of-the-february-revolution-of-1917\/","url_meta":{"origin":4286,"position":1},"title":"Historiography of the February Revolution of 1917","author":"Russel Tarr","date":"April 7, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Students consider the main questions which divide historians and form their own judgement on which answers they find the most convincing.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;1900-2000 (GCSE History)&quot;","block_context":{"text":"1900-2000 (GCSE History)","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/category\/historical-periods\/20th-century\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2124,"url":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/historiography-provisional-government-october-revolution\/","url_meta":{"origin":4286,"position":2},"title":"Historiography &#8211; The Provisional Government and the October Revolution","author":"Russel Tarr","date":"November 22, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"A resource to familiarise students with the historiographical issues.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;1900-2000 (GCSE History)&quot;","block_context":{"text":"1900-2000 (GCSE History)","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/category\/historical-periods\/20th-century\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":102,"url":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/historiography-revolutionary-russia\/","url_meta":{"origin":4286,"position":3},"title":"Historiography &#8211; Revolutionary Russia","author":"Russel Tarr","date":"May 9, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Three worksheets: Historiography 1: February 1917 Historiography 2: October 1917 Historiography 3: The Big Issues","rel":"","context":"In &quot;1900-2000 (GCSE History)&quot;","block_context":{"text":"1900-2000 (GCSE History)","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/category\/historical-periods\/20th-century\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2815,"url":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/model-ib-essay-how-important-was-lenins-role-in-the-october-revolution\/","url_meta":{"origin":4286,"position":4},"title":"Model IB Essay: How Important was Lenin&#8217;s Role in the October Revolution?","author":"Russel Tarr","date":"September 24, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Historiography and Essay Writing (there is also a teacher feedback presentation available, as well as a sample timed essay by RJ Tarr) Three broad schools of historiography are considered and students are asked which of the three most closely matches their own views. 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