N . M . A r f e ' e v , Z . Y u . C h e r e i s k i i , V . N. K u z ' m i n , a n d A . P . V e r k h o v e t s UDC 541.64:539.2The question of the connection between the properties of solutions of fibre-forming polymers and the nature of the solvent is an important one in the practical r e s p e c t , especially for polyamides of the p a r a -s t r u eture, of the type of poly-p-benzamide (PBA) and poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide, since the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of fibres based on them depend considerably on from what solutions (isotropic or anisotropic) they have been p r e p a r e d [1]. In the present article we examine differences in the structure and properties of PBA fibres p r epared from solutions of the v e r y same polymer in two s o l v e n t s -s u l f u r i c acid and dimethylacetamide (DMAc) containing LiC1.