Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.93 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.53 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.46 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Russian Life and Culture Through Literature and Art (to 1917)
Examines prerevolutionary Russian life through visual arts, architecture, music, cinema, and literature.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jennifer Tishler
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Historical reviews of Galina Lapina: Workload consists of four papers and quizzes that are considered fairly easy, provided students pay attention in class and read the materials.
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Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
No reviews exist for current instructor Jennifer Tishler. Historical reviews for Galina Lapina describe a course covering Russian history up to the 20th century. Lapina provided quiz questions beforehand and graded essays leniently, though some students found her expectations for detailed knowledge unrealistic.
GALINA LAPINA is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JENNIFER TISHLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 11 / 30 | 0 |
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Historical reviews for Galina Lapina describe the course as an interesting overview of Russian history that is not very time-consuming or hard, with lenient essay grading.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.93 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.53 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.46 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Galina Lapina: Workload consists of four papers and quizzes that are considered fairly easy, provided students pay attention in class and read the materials.
Historical reviews of Galina Lapina: Some students found the grading unpredictable or harsh, with all-or-nothing quiz scores and expectations for detailed knowledge that felt disconnected from lecture content.
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Russian Life and Culture Through Literature and Art (to 1917)
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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