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- Title
GORBACHEV'S REFORMS: THE SOVIET ELECTIONS OF 1989.
- Authors
White, Stephen; Wightman, Gordon
- Abstract
The article provides a discussion on reforms in Soviet elections during the term of Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. It provides a historical overview of the initiation of reforms in Soviet elections during the terms of Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev. The article describes the significant electoral changes that occurred under Gorbachev's term including the proper use of ballots, public support for competent candidates, and elections akin to Soviet practices. An overview of the reforms in Soviet elections is also provided.
- Subjects
GORBACHEV, Mikhail, 1931-2022; KHRUSHCHEV, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971; STALIN, Joseph, 1879-1953; ELECTIONS &; society; ELECTIONS; ELECTION policy; SOVIET Union politics &; government; SOVIET social conditions; POLITICAL science
- Publication
Parliamentary Affairs, 1989, Vol 42, Issue 4, p560
- ISSN
0031-2290
- Publication type
Article