RUDN Journal of Political ScienceRUDN Journal of Political Science2313-14382313-1446Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)9075Research ArticleElectoral Corruption And Its Birth In Postsoviet RussiaNisnevichYu AThe Department of Political Behaviornisjulius@gmail.comNational Research University the Higher School of Economics15032014352209092016Copyright © 2014,2014In the article there is given the definition of electoral corruption and its institutional mechanism as abuse of administrative resource of public power. The classification of the types of administrative resource of public power is given in the article as well. On the basis of analysis of the Russian electoral model the author discovered how abuse of different types of administrative resources could influence the results of elections. Corruption began to emerge in Russia in electoral cycles of parliament and presidential elections of 1995-1996 and 1999-2000. The operation “the successor” is taken under serious consideration in the article.электоральная коррупцияпубличная властьадминистративный ресурспарламентские и президентские выборы