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In 2002, the The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research published a paper entitled ''Are the Communist Dying out in Russia?'' which declared:

In 2002, the The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research published a paper entitled ''Are the Communist Dying out in Russia?'' which declared:

{{Cquote|According to many observers of Russian politics, advocates of market-oriented reform have time on their side. A number of studies have reported that backing for the Communist Party and opposition to reform is concentrated among the elderly. As this cohort of voters – people who came of age during the [[Joseph Stalin|Stalinist]] era and who have suffered disproportionately from Yeltsin-era economic reforms – dies off, one

{{Cquote|According to many observers of Russian politics, advocates of market-oriented reform have time on their side. A number of studies have reported that backing for the Communist Party and opposition to reform is concentrated among the elderly. As this cohort of voters – people who came of age during the [[Joseph Stalin|Stalinist]] era and who have suffered disproportionately from Yeltsin-era economic reforms – dies off, one would expect to see a decline in support for the Communists and weaker resistance to further reform measures. The results of elections in 1999 and 2000, however, show that support for the Communists remained relatively steady over the decade of the 1990s...

would expect to see a decline in support for the Communists and weaker resistance to further reform measures. The results of elections in 1999 and 2000, however, show that support for the Communists remained relatively steady over the decade of the 1990s...

This is probably pretty good news for Zyuganov and the Communists. According to data on the age structure of the Russian population, there are many millions of people over fifty years old and, thus,

This is probably pretty good news for Zyuganov and the Communists. According to data on the age structure of the Russian population, there are many millions of people over fifty years old and, thus,