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Muscovites on Elections
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This JPRS report from October 1990 provides an introduction to a sociological analysis of Moscow's recent elections. It outlines the author's intent to study the influence of public opinion on voter behavior during the perestroika era.
This document is a JPRS report dated October 1, 1990, titled 'Muscovites on Elections.' Authored by Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Demidov, a candidate of philosophical sciences and head of the Sector for Studying Public Opinion of Muscovites at the Sociology Institute under the USSR Academy of Sciences, the text serves as an introduction to an analysis of the political climate in Moscow. The author notes that elections for people's deputies to republic and local soviets have concluded, resulting in a fundamental reorganization of legislative power. Demidov outlines his methodology for evaluating the election, which relies on public opinion data gathered through regular polls of the capital's population over the previous 18 months. The study aims to determine how public opinion shaped voter behavior by examining four key areas: the general background of the election, including voter concerns regarding sociopolitical and economic life; the public's attitude toward the electoral system; assessments of the organization and execution of the election campaign; and voter preferences regarding the candidates. The report notes that the election campaign began at the end of the fourth year of perestroika, approximately six months after the 19th All-Union Party Conference.
The elections of people's deputies to the republic and local soviets have concluded. Now the bodies of legislative power have been reorganized from top to bottom on a fundamentally new basis.
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The document introduces an analysis of the political situation in Moscow following the conclusion of elections for people's deputies to republic and local soviets. The author intends to examine how public opinion influenced voter behavior by analyzing data from regular polls conducted over the preceding 18 months, focusing on voter opinion regarding sociopolitical and economic issues, attitudes toward the electoral system, and assessments of the organization and execution of the election campaign.