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ERIC Number: EJ536757
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The Russian Election of 1996.
Smith, Ben A.
Social Education, v60 n7 p419-20 Nov-Dec 1996
Reviews the main issues and candidates involved in the recent Russian national elections. Although the transition to a market economy has been painful, most Russians still back Boris Yeltsin over Communist party candidate, Gennady Zyuganov. Maintains that grass-roots capitalism and democratic reforms still enjoy popular support. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Civics, Democracy, Democratic Values, Economic Factors, Elections, Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System, Government (Administrative Body), Law Related Education, Political Attitudes, Political Campaigns, Political Power, Secondary Education, Social Change, Social Studies, Voting
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Russia
Note: Grouped with SO 528 262-263 in journal section entitled "Recent Elections in Former Soviet-Bloc Countries."