Public Opinion in Postcommunist Russia

Download or read book Public Opinion in Postcommunist Russia written by Matthew Wyman and published by Springer. This book was released on 1996-12-03 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive account of trends in Russian public opinion over the period 1988-94. Analysing data from Russian polling organizations, it covers the development of a professional polling industry and looks at changing popular moods; the depth of democratic values; attitudes towards political institutions; the attempt to introduce a free market economy and views about the loss of empire. Concluding sections consider attitudinal differences between social groups, and the impact of public opinion on postcommunist politics.