Pro-Democratic Information Analysis Unit in its bulletin gave Ettyryntyna scores of -74 during I-IV Congresses of People's Deputies[4] and -100 during VI Congress,[5] which refers to "radical communist" in their classification (among major reformist pieces of legislation Ettyryntyna supported depoliticisation of the Army and professionalisation of deputy's status).

In February 1992 Ettyryntyna was among 43 people's deputies, who signed a motion to the Constitutional Court of Russia to review the legality of President Yeltsin's decrees that outlawed CPSS and CP RSFSR.

[7] During the 1993 constitutional crisis Maya Ettyryntyna stayed at the besieged Supreme Soviet, where she and Lyudmila Bakhtiyarova were responsible for food rationing.

In December 1993 Maya Ettyryntyna ran for newly created Federation Council in the Chukotka two-member constituency as an Independent.

Ettyryntyna placed first in the election with 27.29% of the vote, second mandate was won by Lyudmila Kotesova, Chief of Regional Justice Department (Choice of Russia, 25.09%).

In December general election Ettyryntyna placed 2nd with 22.83% of the vote, losing to incumbent State Duma member Tatyana Nesterenko (Independent, 42.17%).