Spring 2027

The Soviet Union and the World, 1917-1991

Surveys Soviet foreign relations from 1917-1991, examining the causes, course, and outcome of the Cold War.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.48 GPA, 75.4% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.72 GPA, 86.5% A/AB (n=52 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.59 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=44 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the domestic and international consequences of the two Russian Revolutions of 1917.

  • Identify and evaluate major turning points in the Soviet Union’s relationship with other states.

  • Analyze how ideas, institutions, armies, and cultures moved across borders in the 20th century.

  • Debate the causes and consequences of the Cold War from different points of view.

  • Assess the significance of concepts like socialist internationalism, totalitarianism, communism, and fascism for thinking about the 20th century.

  • 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 424

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.48 GPA, 75.4% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.72 GPA, 86.5% A/AB (n=52 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.59 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=44 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Soviet-US relations, World War II, the Socialist Bloc, espionage, the space race, Sino-Soviet relations, and Soviet intervention in the 'Third World.'
  • Domestic and international consequences of the two Russian Revolutions of 1917
  • Significance of concepts like socialist internationalism, totalitarianism, communism, and fascism

Skills

  • Extracting reliable information from primary sources and analyzing written and visual sources in historical context
  • Identifying and evaluating major turning points in Soviet state relationships
  • Debating the causes and consequences of the Cold War from multiple perspectives
  • Delineating and evaluating key historiographical debates in Soviet history

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1280 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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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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