Intelligentsia and election of people's deputies of the USSR, 1989 (Siberia)

Proclamationof policies of perestroika in the Soviet Union caused the rise of political participation, especially among intellectuals. Intellectuals areactively included in the new socio-political organizations established to support the perestroikas ideas - Unions facilitate perestroika,discussion and political clubs, Popular Fronts, organized and held rallies and demonstrations. Elections of people's deputies of the USSR in1989, caused more rise of political participation. The Election campaign helped to increase political participation, participation in thepolitical life of the country's multimillion mass of citizens. Particularly active in this campaign was the intelligentsia. In these elections forthe first time in the history of the USSR citizens have real choice - there are alternative candidates. Every candidate for election had itsprogramme, a group of Trustees, and the possibility of campaigning in the media. In many cases, the intellectuals have won in the strugglefor the Deputy mandate. Many representatives of the office apparatus lost in those districts where the strong influence of democraticmovements, especially in the northern areas. By voting against representatives of the office apparatus the citizens thus voted against theauthoritarian system, under the control of the CPSU. As result among the Deputy Corps of Siberia were intellectuals. This article exploresthe reasons for the victory of the intelligentsia in the elections, 1989. Analyses the 12 factors in the success of intellectuals in the election,described by George Kolov in the article "The phenomenon of Stepan Stepanovich for election victory". In 1989, pronounced "Psychology ofthe crowd syndrome". The term was first introduced into scientific circulation G. Lebon in his work "The psychology of the people and themasses", 1895. The syndrome was manifested in the fact that it was repeated on rallies, demonstrations or slogans on the guilt of the partyapparatus as these slogans were widely distributed and supported by the masses. Candidates - intellectuals and their proxies used new formsof agitation: widely used leaflets with full biography and programme, calls in the form of posters. "Team" of candidates used a variety ofloud-speaking devices, propaganda machine, producing breast badges depicting a candidate. Candidates in deputies of the USSR - party andSoviet leaders did nothing to counter these forms of agitation, they acted as usual. At the meetings the candidates with the public thecandidates-intellectuals can brightly and convincingly to speak in contrast to party leaders. It is proved in 1989 elections, a major role to playnot the social situation of the candidate, and his personal characteristics. The intellectuals won in elections as more interesting person.Intelligentsia won the elections and burdened by new democratic ideas elected deputies were active and the Congresses of the People'sDeputies of the USSR, and in Inter-regional Deputy Group. Not everyone in Russia as have dreamed of intellectuals in 1989, but the fact thatthe country has a system of free elections with unknown result is victory for democracy.

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