Spring 2027

History of Soviet Russia

Covers major political, economic, and social developments in Russia since 1917, focusing on the Russian Revolutions, Soviet history, the Cold War, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.63 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.93 GPA, 97.7% A/AB (n=44 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.57 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the causes and consequences of the two Russian Revolutions of 1917.

  • Identify and debate major turning points in Soviet history.

  • Debate key questions of Soviet history, including: What was Marxism-Leninism? What was socialism? What was internationalism? How do people live under totalitarian regimes?

  • Analyze the causes and consequences of the Cold War.

  • Explain why the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

  • Assess the significance of concepts like class, nation, empire, race, and gender for interpreting Soviet history.

  • Extract reliable information from primary sources. Analyze the meaning and significance of written and visual sources in their historical contexts.

  • Delineate and evaluate key historiographical debates in Soviet history.

Source: UW Guide

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HISTORY 419

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.63 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.93 GPA, 97.7% A/AB (n=44 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.57 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Political, economic, and social developments in Russia since 1917.
  • The two Russian Revolutions of 1917.
  • Key questions of Soviet history, including Marxism-Leninism, socialism, internationalism, and life under totalitarian regimes.
  • Causes and consequences of the Cold War.
  • The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
  • Concepts of class, nation, empire, race, and gender in interpreting Soviet history.
  • Analysis of primary sources, including written and visual materials in historical contexts.
  • Historiographical debates in Soviet history.

Skills

  • Explain and analyze causes and consequences of major events in Soviet history, including the Russian Revolutions, the Cold War, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
  • Extract reliable information from primary sources and analyze the meaning and significance of written and visual sources in their historical contexts.
  • Assess the significance of social and political concepts for interpreting Soviet history and delineate and evaluate key historiographical debates.

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