Summary information
Study title
Tiraspol Town Organisations, 1950-1967
Creator
Hill, R. J., University of Dublin, Trinity College, Department of Political Science
Study number / PID
94 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-94-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to analyse trends in the membership of the political elite in the town of Tiraspol, Moldavia, USSR; the political elite being defined in terms of membership of the town soviet and Communist Party Committee (gorkom). Data cover the period 1950 - 1967, with some gaps; further information also covers membership of Moldavia republican institutions. Data were collected mainly from locally published newspapers, during a field trip in 1967-8.
Main Topics:
Variables
Year of birth, sex, occupation 1950 - 67. Communist Party membership status 1950 - 67, membership and office-holding in town soviet and gorkom 1950 - 67, membership of Moldavia Supreme Soviet and Central Committee.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1967 - 01/01/1968
Country
USSR
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Groups
National
Elites
Universe
All individuals elected to 9 town soviets and/or town party committees between 1950 and 1967
Sampling procedure
No sampling (total universe)
all members for whom published data existed
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1975
Terms of data access
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Related publications
- Hill, R. (1977) Soviet political elites: the case of Tiraspol, London: Martin Robertson.
- Hill, R. (1973) 'Patterns of deputy selection to local soviets', Soviet Studies, 196-212