Fall 2026

History of Russia

HISTORY OF RUSSIA covers Russian political, economic, and social history from 1800 to 1917, including foreign relations and their impact on domestic policy.

offering recorded3–4 credits

Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Geoffrey Durham3.9/5

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Historical reviews of David McDonald: The course was rated as moderately difficult with a difficulty rating of 3.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

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HISTORY 418

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Professors

Fall 2026

Geoffrey Durham

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Raw average: 4.50/5 from 6 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 75.9% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for David McDonald describe him as knowledgeable and helpful, with fair grading. Reviewers found the course enjoyable and noted his deep subject mastery.

DAVID MCDONALD is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GEOFFREY DURHAM is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
LEC 001	Classroom Instruction	32 / 33	3

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Student experience

the class

A historical review praises Prof. McDonald's deep expertise and helpfulness, though this experience does not reflect the current instructor, Geoffrey Durham.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.46 GPA, 61.1% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 75.9% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of David McDonald: The course was rated as moderately difficult with a difficulty rating of 3.

Historical reviews of David McDonald: The student found the instructor very smart, helpful, and a fair grader.

Topics

Russian political, economic, and social history (1800-1917)
Foreign relations and domestic policy

Grades

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records

HISTORY 418 · Fall 2026

History of Russia

Recorded 2026-09-07

Raw records

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Model outputs & technical records

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Model & dataset provenance

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