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Russia 1985-2003 Essays

History 8

Question A

You may use this form on your test. No substitutions are permitted (another form is on the web page). You may not write more than one sentence for each area. You may want to experiment on a scrap piece of paper before writing on this paper.

Analyze why Mikhail Gorbachev’s efforts to reform the USSR failed.

Thesis (A declarative statement that can be defended throughout your essay):

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Question B

You may use this form on your test. No substitutions are permitted (another form is on the web page). You may not write more than one sentence for each area. You may want to experiment on a scrap piece of paper before writing on this paper.

Evaluate Boris Yeltsin’s place in history. Should it be predominately positive or negative?

Thesis (A declarative statement that can be defended throughout your essay):

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Question C

You may use this form on your test. No substitutions are permitted (another form is on the web page). You may not write more than one sentence for each area. You may want to experiment on a scrap piece of paper before writing on this paper.

Assess the rule of Vladimir Putin. Does he represent democratic, capitalist progress or a return to Russia’s past?

Thesis (A declarative statement that can be defended throughout your essay):

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