This represents a major shift from Russia’s early post-Soviet days. The liberal Russia’s Choice party, led by the country’s first democratic prime minister, Yegor Gaidar, received 15.5% of the vote in the 1993 general election, and with its allies formed the largest bloc in the Duma.
这预示着俄国较之后苏联时代早期发生了重大变化。俄国首位民主总理盖达尔领导的自由俄罗斯选择党在1993年大选中赢得了15.5%的选票，并和盟友一道成为杜马的主要力量。当时舆论普遍认为这是一次灾难性的失败。而今天，自由派候选人甚至无法进入到国家杜马当中。