Russia held its first multiparty election in over 75 years in the hope that it would usher in a new democratic political order. However, the success of right-wing populist Vladimir Zhirinovsky's Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and other anti-reform forces shocked the world. This study analyzes the background, events and main players of the elections, and examines their significance for the Russian political system. Describing in detail the December 1993 voting, it provides historical, political, regional and sociocultural interpretations of the elections and their results. The work attempts to answer such questions as: what were the keys to Zhirinovsky's success?; who are the new players on Russia's political scene?; what role will the new institutions play in Russian politics; and who actually holds power in Russia?
- Cover
- Front matter
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I: Elections in Russia and the USSR: A Historical Overview
- 2 Elections in Russian and Early Soviet History
- 3 Reforming the Soviet Electoral System
- Part II: The 1993 Election Campaign
- 4 Overview of the Campaign
- Part ill: Influences and Trends of the 1993 Campaign
- 5 Media Coverage in the Elections
- 6 Parties and Voters in the Elections
- 7 Stabilization or Stagnation? A Regional Perspective
- Part IV: The Framework of a New Political Order
- 8 The Development of the Russian Party System: Did the Elections Change Anything?
- 9 The Presidency and Political Leadership in Post-Communist Russia
- 10 The Legacy of Leninist Enforced De-participation
- 11 Conclusion
- Appendix: Electoral Associations and their Programmes
- Index
- Back cover
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