L2: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Fully Resourced Lesson | No Textbook Required | Part of a Complete Scheme

This high-quality downloadable lesson focuses on the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and its impact on the Bolsheviks’ consolidation of power. It is fully resourced and ready to teach, with no need for a textbook. The lesson includes built-in source analysis, retrieval activities, extended writing practice and exam-style questions.

It forms part of Key Topic 2 of the Edexcel GCSE Russia and the Soviet Union course (1917–41) and matches perfectly with all other lessons in the same scheme — available to purchase separately. The full course is structured for clarity, challenge and accessibility, supporting students across the ability range.

What’s Included in L2:

Complete PowerPoint with all tasks, source materials, and challenge prompts

Focused question practice, including 8-mark usefulness questions

Scaffolding for extended written judgement on whether the Treaty helped or harmed the Bolsheviks

Key content on the Decree on Peace, Lenin’s motives, Trotsky’s negotiation, and national opposition

Fully contextualised understanding of Russia’s withdrawal from WWI and the build-up to civil war

This is part of a cohesive full scheme of work for the Edexcel Russia 9–1 course, with all lessons available individually. Suitable for teachers aiming to reduce planning time while raising student outcomes.