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The Red Belt or Red Zone (Russian: Красный пояс) was a group of Russian regions which gave stable support to the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and other left parties in local and federal elections. The term came into wide use from the mid-1990s after Communist candidates won a number of regions from non-Communist opposition candidates. The "red zone" comprised predominantly agricultural areas of Central Russia, the national republics of the North Caucasus, as well as a number of the southern regions of Siberia and the Far East. The agricultural areas in the "Red Zone" were being privatized while the rest of Russia was a more open market.[1] With the coming to power of Vladimir Putin (Acting President from 31 December 1999) and reduced support for the Communist Party, the "red belt" ceased to exist.[citation needed]
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In 1999, the regions of the "red zone", according to the analyst Rostislav Turovsky, included the Smolensk, Bryansk, Kaluga, Orel, Kursk, Belgorod, Ryazan, Lipetsk, Tambov, Voronezh, Penza, Ulyanovsk, Saratov, Volgograd and Astrakhan regions. They had a high proportion of agricultural workers, destitute industrial workers, unemployed people and a high degree of conservatism. However, with the economic development of different regions, they are not among the most depressed. Turov noted strong support for the Communist Party in the North Caucasus (except in Ingushetia). In the territories and regions of the North Caucasus, a predominantly Russian population of this area support Communist candidates, in his opinion, due to the same reasons as in the rest of the "red zone". In the national republics (Karachay-Cherkessia, Dagestan and North Ossetia) support is due to nostalgia for the Soviet era, when these poor areas experienced ethno-political and socio-economic stability. In the Urals, and to the east of them, Turovskii notes strong pro-communist sentiment in predominantly industrial regions such as Orenburg, Kurgan, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Chita Oblast and Altai Krai, as well as in agricultural areas and in districts of mostly Russian national composition (the Altai Republic, the Ust-Orda Buryat AO and the Jewish AO).[citation needed] Support for the Communists started to weaken once the economic depression of the 1990s ended and both economic and political stability returned in the early 2000s.
^ Compare: Jeffries, Ian (2011-03-07). Economic Developments in Contemporary Russia. Routledge. p. 1998. ISBN9781136850769. [...] authorities in the 'red belt' are nipping private farming in the bud [...]
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Geo-electoral structure of Russia by N. Grishin
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federal elections The term came into wide use from the mid 1990s after Communist candidates won a number of regions from non Communist opposition candidates The red zone comprised predominantly agricultural areas of Central Russia the national republics of the North Caucasus as well as a number of the southern regions of Siberia and the Far East The agricultural areas in the Red Zone were being privatized while the rest of Russia was a more open market 1 With the coming to power of Vladimir Putin Acting President from 31 December 1999 and reduced support for the Communist Party the red belt ceased to exist citation needed External imagesMap of results of the 1st round of the presidential elections of 1996Map of results of elections to the State Duma in 1999 Contents 1 Reasons 2 Maps 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksReasons editIn 1999 the regions of the red zone according to the analyst Rostislav Turovsky included the Smolensk Bryansk Kaluga Orel Kursk Belgorod Ryazan Lipetsk Tambov Voronezh Penza Ulyanovsk Saratov Volgograd and Astrakhan regions They had a high proportion of agricultural workers destitute industrial workers unemployed people and a high degree of conservatism However with the economic development of different regions they are not among the most depressed Turov noted strong support for the Communist Party in the North Caucasus except in Ingushetia In the territories and regions of the North Caucasus a predominantly Russian population of this area support Communist candidates in his opinion due to the same reasons as in the rest of the red zone In the national republics Karachay Cherkessia Dagestan and North Ossetia support is due to nostalgia for the Soviet era when these poor areas experienced ethno political and socio economic stability In the Urals and to the east of them Turovskii notes strong pro communist sentiment in predominantly industrial regions such as Orenburg Kurgan Omsk Novosibirsk Chita Oblast and Altai Krai as well as in agricultural areas and in districts of mostly Russian national composition the Altai Republic the Ust Orda Buryat AO and the Jewish AO citation needed Support for the Communists started to weaken once the economic depression of the 1990s ended and both economic and political stability returned in the early 2000s Maps edit nbsp Federal subjects in which the Communist Party won more than the national average 22 39 in the 1995 legislative election in red nbsp Federal subjects in which Communist candidate Gennady Zyuganov won the second round of voting in the 1996 presidential election in red See also editHistory of Russia 1991 present Nostalgia for the Soviet UnionReferences edit Compare Jeffries Ian 2011 03 07 Economic Developments in Contemporary Russia Routledge p 1998 ISBN 9781136850769 authorities in the red belt are nipping private farming in the bud External links editGeo electoral structure of Russia by N Grishin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Red Belt 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