Download or read book The Russian Parliamentary Elections of 1995 written by Laura Belin and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1997 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes the elections held on December 17, 1995, to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, looking at the whole electoral process from the adoption of electoral law to announcement of the final results. Examines the debate over electoral law, Russia's system of parliamentary representation, the staying power of Russia's many political parties, the stability of the party system, the roles of money and the media, and demographic and regional characteristics of the Russian electorate. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR