Ten years of a national mode

10 years ago, on October 14, 2012, to Russian Federation for the first time after a seven-year break passed direct governor's elections. On the occasion of round date newspaper "Kommersant" analysed, whom as well as why inhabitants of regions elected since then the heads. Photo: Korotaev Victor, newspaper "Kommersant" Direct elections of heads of the regions, appeared in Russian Federation in the early nineties, were cancelled at the end of 2004, and from January 1 of the 2005th to May 31, 2012 of heads of subjects of federation "allocated with powers" regional parliaments on representation President of the Russian Federation. Within liberalization of the party political system begun...