Elections of people's deputies of the USSR from the CPSU in the Sverdlovsk Region

The article analyzes the results of the nomination of people's deputies from the CPSU in the Sverdlovsk region based on the materials of primary party organizations. The nomination of candidates took place at party meetings in December 1988. These were the first chronological historical events that reflected the electoral mood of the population on the eve of the elections of people's deputies of the USSR. Most historical sources are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. The results of the study show the high popularity of two candidates from primary party organizations — Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR N.I. Ryzhkov and Deputy Chairman of the USSR Gosstroy B.N.