Prerequisites: UC Riverside graduate standing; consent of one instructor
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. 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.