Christina Dahdal Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) Hey, for my Extended Essay for History I want to write a comparative essay on Lenin and Stalin and the extent to which they followed Marxist ideology. Is this considered "trivial nature"? Also, how would I frame my question. I also want to utilise case studies from Hitler/Mussolini's reign to demonstrate that a lot of their policies were similar or even the same as Stalin/Lenin's. Some ideas I had were. How successful were both Lenin and Stalin in following Marxist Ideology? To what extent were both Lenin and Stalin implement Marxist ideology after the fall of Tsarist Russia in 1917? Edited May 9, 2017 by Christina Dahdal Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellziess Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 If you focus on Lenin and Stalin. do not add Mussolini and Hitler as they have nothing to do with your Extended Essay. The second question: To what extent did both Lenin and Stalin implement Marxist ideology after the fall of Tsarist Russia in 1917? does sound good, however I would still choose another communist leader, maybe Mao or Castro, instead of Lenin as Lenin was not in power for too long. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Dahdal Posted May 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Thanks! I was going to use Hitler and Mussolini as a case study to say that Stalin and Lenin did not follow Marxist ideology because they were following certain policies that Hitler and Mussolini followed which were fascist. Would this be okay? If using case studies in the EE okay? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellziess Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Yes that would be okay but again as I stated before I would not use Lenin as a comparison. Use someone from a different region or at least someone from a different country. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Also, don't forget, you only have 4000 words. It may seem like a lot but they cut down fast. Between my introduction and conclusion alone I had ~800 words, and I struggled with only four main points. Don't overreach! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Dahdal Posted May 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Okay thanks I'll cut down the case studies and mostly focus on comparing the two. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.