(Wydział Prawa i Administracji UAM, 1992) Żyromski, Marek
Soviet leaders exerted great influence not only on the functioning of social order but also on
the functioning of elites and on the mechanisms of selection of member of elites. However, the
sociological theory of elites neglects the role of on individual in the elite, lmiting itself to the level
of mafia, clique or a similar group.
The sociological theory of elits, with its roots in the analysis of parliamentary democracy, may
also be applied to analysing totalitarian systems.