HIST1570

20th C. RUSSIA: 1861-PRESENT

Other titles (3)
  • 20th C. RUSSIA: 1861-2010
  • 20th C. RUSSIA: 1861-2007
  • TWENTIETH-CENTURY RUSSIA
Department
History
Terms offered
6
Data refreshed
Jun 30, 2026

Description

Section information text: This interdisciplinary survey course focuses on the major political, intellectual, ideological, social and cultural forces that shaped Soviet Russia during the pre- and post-revolutionary movement and the politics of the autocracy to the Brezhnev regime in the 1970s. Themes include the Russian autocracy, the ideology of Marxism-Leninism, the origins of the Cold War, the rise of Khrushchev, Brezhnev and Gorbachev, de-Stalinization and Soviet foreign policy. Students also examine a series of more contemporary topics of the Commonwealth in transition.

Syllabi

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Offerings and forecast 2005–2015

2004
2015
Sections by year and season
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. 2027 Summer: 6% chance, high confidence. Offered in 1 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2015 Not offered Not offered 1 section No data
2014 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data
2013 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data
2012 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data
2011 Not offered Not offered 1 section No data
2010 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data
2009 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data
2008 Not offered Not offered 1 section No data
2007 Not offered 1 section 1 section No data
2006 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data
2005 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession More sections Not offered No data

Meeting times

Recent first
  • Tue, Thu, 6:00 PM–9:30 PM JC215 201120082007
  • Tue, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM JC118 20072004
Credit-bearing sections of HIST1570
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2015Carl H. Wilson Sr.Lecture1 5 of 25 enrolled10360
Summer 2011Carl H. Wilson Sr.Lecture1 4 of 20 enrolled13609
Summer 2008Carl H. Wilson Sr.Lecture1 11 of 20 enrolled12716
Summer 2007Carl H. Wilson Sr.Lecture1 7 of 25 enrolled12216
Spring 2007Carl H. Wilson Sr.Lecture1 3 of 25 enrolled33235
Spring 2004Carl H. Wilson Sr.Lecture1 8 of 25 enrolled31619