Prerequisites: UC Riverside graduate standing; consent of one of the UC Riverside instructors
Description: A research seminar on modern Russian history (1801 to present). Covers appropriate primary sources and secondary literature. Topics include, but are not limited to, social history, labor, ideology, politics, and revolutions from the Imperial and/or Soviet periods. An intercampus course taught jointly by faculty from UC Riverside, Irvine, San Diego, and Los Angeles. Graded In Progress (IP) until HIST 255A and HIST 255B are completed, at which time a final grade is assigned. After completing both HIST 255A and HIST 255B, students may repeat the sequence once for credit; total credit for each course may not exceed 8 units.