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Political propensities in the RussianFar East and Siberia

강혜련 1 Park, Jae-wook 2

1연세대학교
2신라대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study focuses on political atmosphere in Siberia and the Russian Far East on the basis of votings and surveys. First, this study shows that voting patterns in the regions are similar to those found in the Russian Federation as a whole: the grassroots of the regions appeared to accept policies of the center. Second, increasing support for the 'ruling party' has recorded in elections, particularly in large cities. Third, as a result of increasing role of the ruling party, conservative left wing seems to be marginalized. Political factions are merged with dominating ruling party in the regions, as well as at the center. Fourth, a high level of support for the ruling party are also apparent in the national administrative units, particularly under Putin. Such tendencies shows growing authoritarianism in Siberia and the Russian Far East. Fifth, survey results, however, are in contradiction to the voting patterns: the grassroots in Siberia and the Russian Far East often withdraw their supports for the center. These findings lead us to a conclusion that the political tendencies in Siberia and the Russian Far East has formed a rather complicated feature: support authoritarian center with their emphasis of reform policies. Such feature seems to be unchanged at least in the near future.

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