POLIS Contents ¹ 1 - 2005



PRESENTING THIS ISSUE
Editorial Introduction. Presenting This Issuep.4

PROBLEMS AND JUDGMENTS
Kaspe S.I. Apologia of the Center: On a Forgotten Methodological Resource of Political Sciencep.5

INTERPRETATIONS
Pastukhov V.B. Ukraine Not with Russia (Causes and Consequences of Strategic Errors of Russian Policy towards Ukraine)p.25
Gelman V.Ya. Lessons of Ukrainianp.36
Lapkin V.V., Pantin V.I. Assimilation of Institutions and Values of Democracy by Ukrainian and Russian Mass Consciousness (Preliminary Conclusions)p.50
Kynev A.V. Effects of the “Maidan”: Political System of Ukraine after the Crisis of 2004p.63

VERSION
Sukharev M.V. Movement of Civilizations: Russia and the Westp.72

SOCIUM AND POWER
Kertman G.L. Interest for Politics, Russian Variety: Motives Manifest and Ulteriorp.94
Golosov G.V. A Manufactured Majority: Vote–Seat Conversion in the 2003 Duma Electionsp.108
Shevchenko Yu.D. Institutionalization of the State Duma and the Third Convocation Deputies’ Participation in the 2003 Parliamentary Electionsp.120
Liechtenstein A.V., Yargomskaya N.B. The Duverger Equilibrium as Checked under the Conditions of Limited Competition: the 2003 Duma Electionsp.135

RETROACTIVE COMMUNICATION
Peskov D.N. World Politics, or Running on the Spotp.156
Chikharyov I.A. World Politics’ Multidimensionality (To Current Discussions)p.161

BIBLIO-REVIEW
Kuznetz Yu.L. Party Studies and Lifep.173

LIFE IN SCIENCE
Information. Political and State Governance: in Search of Disciplinary Attributesp.177
Information. Political Science Chroniclep.186