What conclusion emerges by studying dissolution of the Constituent Assembly and press control together?

Correct answer: Political centralisation and control over dissent increased under Bolshevik power

The direct answer is option A: Bolshevik rule involved greater political centralisation and control over dissent. The two facts must be read together. First, dissolving the Constituent Assembly removed an elected body when its composition did not support Bolshevik dominance. Second, controlling the press restricted the circulation of criticism and competing political views. The fact chain is: fewer independent institutions plus less freedom to publish criticism means fewer checks on the ruling party; therefore political power becomes more centralised and dissent becomes more controlled. Option A is correct. Option B is wrong because limiting an elected assembly and the press cannot be evidence that multiparty freedom fully increased. Option C is wrong because Tsarism had been overthrown; these actions did not make the Tsarist system democratic. Option D is wrong because the evidence concerns Bolshevik domestic power, not foreign rule giving freedom. This does not mean every policy of the new regime had no popular support; it means that political pluralism was restricted. Memory cue: assembly dissolution plus press control equals reduced pluralism and centralised authority.