Population attitudes to the power-holding structures in the Vologda oblast

The article investigates the changing attitudes of the population in the Vologda Oblast and its specific social groups to the power-holding structures of various levels in 1995 - 2010. Party-political preferences of the residents of the Vologda Oblast are considered. The most and the least favorable periods in terms of socio-economic indexes and population estimates are revealed. The facts of the crisis in 1998 and 2009 are compared. The article defines the social groups of the population whose attitudes to the authorities have become worse since 2009.