SOCIOLOGICAL PORTRAIT OF THE MAYORS ELECTED ON THE "SOVIET" SYSTEM (ON THE EXAMPLE OF SVERDLOVSK REGION)

Abstract

Purpose. This article is devoted to the creation of a collective portrait of the Ural mayor, elected by the representative body from among the candidates submitted by the competition Commission on the results of the competition, and the head of the local administration. Methods. The paper used a biographical method, i.e. the study was based on the analysis of biographical data of the current heads of municipalities of the Sverdlovsk region. Results. As a result of the study, the author came to the conclusion that the current Ural mayors are middle aged men born in the Sverdlovsk region, with higher technical education and working in the municipal service as heads of municipalities. Scientific novelty. The General portrait of the Ural mayors is made and the beginning of studying of municipal elites of the Middle Urals is put.