Elections-99 in sociological mirror

"Elections-99 in sociological mirror" thy Mikhail Rutkevitch) analyses Dece mber 1999, Russian Duma election results as a rehearsal for the coming 2000 Presidential elections. The author focuses on the exactitude of the electo ral sociological surveys, as well as the forecasts made by sociologists, po litical scientists and institutions in the course of election campaign. The electoral and political weight of political parities and movements is meas ured including Communist Party of Russian Federation, "Unity", "Yabloko", L iberal-Democratic party, "OVR", etc. Comparing the 1995 and 1999 elections, the author discusses some ideas related to the political prospects for fut ure leaders of Russia.