1991 Russian presidential election

Target entity: 1991 Russian presidential election
Context triple: [Boris Yeltsin (as President of the RSFSR) in 1991, election, 1991 Russian presidential election]

• A. 1989 Soviet legislative election
  The 1989 Soviet legislative election was the first relatively competitive, partially free national election in the Soviet Union, marking a major step in Mikhail Gorbachev’s political reforms and the beginning of the end for one-party rule.
• B. Russian election protests 2011
  The Russian election protests of 2011 were a large wave of demonstrations across Russia challenging alleged fraud in the parliamentary elections and expressing broader opposition to Vladimir Putin’s rule.
• C. 1937 Soviet legislative election
  The 1937 Soviet legislative election was the first nationwide vote to choose deputies to the newly created Supreme Soviet under the 1936 Stalin Constitution, held amid the Great Purge and tightly controlled by the Communist Party.
• D. August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
  The August 1991 Soviet coup attempt was a failed hardline effort to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev and halt his reforms, which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• E. 1992 United States presidential election
  The 1992 United States presidential election was a three-way race in which Democratic nominee Bill Clinton defeated incumbent President George H. W. Bush and independent candidate Ross Perot.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: 1991 Russian presidential election
Target entity description: The 1991 Russian presidential election was the first popular vote for the presidency of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, resulting in Boris Yeltsin becoming its inaugural elected president during the final months of the Soviet Union.

• A. 1989 Soviet legislative election
  The 1989 Soviet legislative election was the first relatively competitive, partially free national election in the Soviet Union, marking a major step in Mikhail Gorbachev’s political reforms and the beginning of the end for one-party rule.
• B. Russian election protests 2011
  The Russian election protests of 2011 were a large wave of demonstrations across Russia challenging alleged fraud in the parliamentary elections and expressing broader opposition to Vladimir Putin’s rule.
• C. 1937 Soviet legislative election
  The 1937 Soviet legislative election was the first nationwide vote to choose deputies to the newly created Supreme Soviet under the 1936 Stalin Constitution, held amid the Great Purge and tightly controlled by the Communist Party.
• D. August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
  The August 1991 Soviet coup attempt was a failed hardline effort to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev and halt his reforms, which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• E. 1992 United States presidential election
  The 1992 United States presidential election was a three-way race in which Democratic nominee Bill Clinton defeated incumbent President George H. W. Bush and independent candidate Ross Perot.
• F. None of above. chosen