Central and East European Studies

14. When is evidence needed?

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In Central and East European Studies, you will get a poor mark for assertions not backed up by evidence, particularly if the assertion involves some kind of measurement. For example:

In the nineteenth century, large areas of agricultural land in Russia produced no crop.

This means very little. How large is 'large'? For such assertions you need to provide proper, referenced evidence. For example:

In the nineteenth century, large areas of agricultural land in Russia produced no crop. For example, 900,000 square miles of the Volga and central agricultural areas were completely unproductive from 1891-92 (Lilly 1995: 1).

Remember that you must reference your evidence even if you're not quoting somebody else's actual words.

Strong, properly referenced evidence cited to back up an assertion will always be rewarded. Assertions not backed up by evidence will always be penalised.
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