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The paper analyzes key features of electoral behavior of the peasantry in Soviet Russia in the 1920s. The peasants’ behavior during the elections varied, ranging from the protest to the active support. The degree of peasants’ loyalty to the Soviet power during the electoral meetings depended on many factors, mostly economic in character. Peasants and authorities demonstrated the biggest, difference in opinions in regard to the problem of the Soviets personal structure. Peasants nominated their candidates based on the traditional understanding of social justice and labor ethics while the Bolsheviks acted on the premise that the Marxist ideology was of the highest value.