Fall 2026

Russia: an Interdisciplinary Survey

An interdisciplinary survey of Russian civilization from its beginnings to the present.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Manon van de Water: Reviewers report weekly pop quizzes on readings and required attendance at CREECA lectures, with one noting the class was super easy and the other finding the structure weird.

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GEOG/HISTORY/POLISCI/SLAVIC 253

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Manon van de Water describe a course structure dominated by guest lecturers rather than direct instruction. While one reviewer found the class easy and interesting, another criticized the disconnect between lectures and readings, noting the professor's limited role as the main lecturer.

MANON VAN DE WATER is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Manon van de Water describe a course with a guest-lecturer structure that some found interesting but others found disconnected, with easy pop quizzes used primarily for attendance.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.32 GPA, 59.6% A/AB (n=47 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.44 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.72 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Manon van de Water: Reviewers report weekly pop quizzes on readings and required attendance at CREECA lectures, with one noting the class was super easy and the other finding the structure weird.

Historical reviews of Manon van de Water: Students reported cheap textbooks and an interesting topic, but also noted that discussions, readings, and lectures seemed disconnected due to the heavy reliance on guest speakers.

Topics

  • Russian civilization
  • Interdisciplinary perspectives

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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About this comparison

1289 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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