Региональная политическая элита и перестройка в СССР - упущенная возможность или переход в новое качество?

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Региональная политическая элита и перестройка в СССР — упущенная возможность…
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Regional political elite and perestroika in the USSR: a missed
opportunity or a transformation into something new?
© . Razumovskiy
Institute of Law and Economics, Lipetsk, 398002, Russia
The article deals with the origins of the regional political elite of the USSR in the 1980s
and 1990s. We analyse various approaches to the evolution of the ruling regional elite
and the role it played in political reforms of the society. We reveal the reasons for the
crisis the regional elites underwent during the perestroika times in the USSR and its con-
sequences, along with their transition to a new state.
Keywords: regional elite, nomenklatura (Soviet ruling class), perestroika, glasnost (in-
creased government transparency), elections, party, members of parliament
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Razumovskiy . graduated from Lipetsk State Pedagogical P. Semenov-Tyan-
Shansky University and Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public
Administration under the President of the Russian Federation. Cand. Sc. (Polit.), Institute
of Law and Economics. Author of the monograph titled “Corruption in the education and
science system of Russia: origins, suppression, prevention ”, 12 teaching aids and 15 arti-
cles in scientific journals and university proceedings. Specialises in state institutions,
social processes in law enforcement. e-mail: