History GCSE Russia Edexcel KT4 L2 How Successful was Collectivisation 1924–41 (Fully Resourced).
This fully resourced lesson examines the impact and consequences of collectivisation, assessing its successes and failures for the Soviet state, the economy, and ordinary people. Students are guided through structured exam-style practice to consolidate learning. No textbook required.

Lesson content (step by step):

Do Now – Retrieval 5-a-day: recap on why Stalin introduced collectivisation (political, economic, ideological reasons). Students correct in full sentences.

Starter source task: pupils study a Soviet propaganda poster promoting collectivisation and discuss what message the government wanted to send.

Mini-teach on the reality of collectivisation:

Successes:

Elimination of the kulaks as a class.

Greater state control of grain.

Grain exports provided funds for industrialisation.

Failures:

Violent resistance and destruction of livestock.

Falling productivity and widespread famine (esp. Ukraine, 1932–33).

Millions of peasants died, huge human cost.

Sorting task: pupils categorise evidence into “Successes” vs “Failures” and annotate with short explanations.

Comparison exercise: class discussion — successes for the state vs failures for the people.

Guided exam practice – 12 marker:

Question: “Explain why Stalin’s policy of collectivisation created both successes and failures.”

Teacher models a PEE paragraph on one “success.”

Pupils write their own PEE paragraph on one “failure,” using scaffolded sentence starters.

Extension: students add a judgement paragraph weighing overall success vs failure.

Plenary reflection: exit ticket task — students answer in one sentence: “Was collectivisation more of a success or a failure for the USSR?”