This has an ESRC quota award as well as an annual studentship offered by the Politics Department. The Centre offers research supervision by specialists in their chosen subjects and especially arranged seminars. The University Library has built up a basic library in Russian history, government, economics, economic history, literature, and collects primary materials for research use on a wide basis. There are substantial collections on the Russian Revolution, Marxism in Russia, Soviet cinema, economic planning, East-West relations, and the Russian and East European transitions to democracy and the market since 1989. A substantial micro-film section has been established.
Staff are at present carrying out research in all the areas mentioned above.