Capitalism and the Foreign Investor: Assessing Public and Elite Opinion in Russia's Regions
Elena I Bashkirova, ROMIR Ltd, Russia andDavid A Jodice D3 Systems, Inc., United States
INTRODUCTION
Russia is approaching two events that will substantially impact the country's internal political and economic development, its foreign policy and relations with the global economy. These are the Parliamentary elections scheduled for December 1995 and the Presidential elections scheduled for June 1996. Given the high level of popular dissatisfaction with the economy and low levels of support for President Yeltsin in the polls, we can expect...