| Sumario: | A study was conducted to examine Russian public opinion on political issues. A nationwide survey was conducted to examine the opinions of over 2,100 Russian citizens and was undertaken in two phases—before and after the December 1993 multiparty elections. The findings suggest clear conclusions concerning party development and the development of partisanship in Russia. An increase in the level of party identification as a result of the elections is identified, and it is suggested that the party lists that fought the elections did have explicit social and attitudinal bases. The most important social cleavages were found to be those based on center-periphery differences, on generation, and on class, and remarkable differences in attitudes not just concerning economic transformation but also about the nature of politics itself and the way it should be conducted were revealed.
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