Russian Revolution historiography

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Historiography studies how history is written, focusing on the changing _______ of past events.

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interpretations

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Historiographical school of thought: a group of historians sharing a common interpretation of past events.

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True

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All good historians can produce history that is free from their own beliefs.

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false

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Debate about the Russian Revolution centers on...

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the Bolshevik seizure of power from the Provisional Government in October 1917.

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Conservative historians view the October Revolution as an illegal power grab by Lenin and the Bolsheviks, lacking popular support.

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true

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Official Soviet histories of the 1917 revolutions condemn the Bolsheviks, favoring the Tsar and Provisional Government.

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false

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Revisionist thought seeks a middle ground between Soviet and Western liberal views.

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True