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History Of Communism In The Soviet Union
In Russia, efforts to build communism began after Tsar Nicholas II lost his power during the February Revolution, which started in 1917, and ended with the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. The Provisional Government was established under the liberal and social-democratic government; however, the Bolsheviks refused to accept the government and revolted in October 1917, taking control of Russia. Vladimir Lenin, their leader, rose to power and governed between 1917 and 1924. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation remains the second largest political party after United Russia. Russian Revolution February Revolution The First World War placed an unbearable strain on Russia's weak government and economy, resulting in mass shortages and hunger. In the meantime, the mismanagement and failures of the war turned the people and importantly, the soldiers against the Tsar, whose decision to take personal command of the army seemed to make him personally responsible for the defeats ...
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Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ...
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Communist Party Of The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (CP RSFSR; russian: Коммунистическая партия Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики; КП РСФСР; ''Kommunisticheskaya partiya Rossiyskoy Sovetskoy Federativnoy Sotsialisticheskoy Respubliki'', ''KP RSFSR''), often referred to as the Russian Communist Party or the Communist Party of Russia, was a communist political party in the Russian SFSR. The Communist Party of the Russian SFSR was founded in 1990.Harris, Jonathan. Subverting the System: Gorbachev's Reform of the Party's Apparat, 1986–1991'. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005. pp. 110–3. At this point, the Communist Party of the Russian SFSR being the republican branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, organized around 58% of the total Communist Party membership. Politically, it became a centre for communist opponents of Gorbachev's leade ...
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Communists Of Russia
The Communist Party "Communists of Russia" (CPCR; russian: Коммунистическая партия «Коммунисты России»; КПКР; ''Kommunisticheskaya partiya «Kommunisty Rossii»'', ''KPKR'') or simply Communists of Russia (CR; russian: Коммунисты России; КР; ''Kommunisty Rossii'', ''KR'') is an anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party in Russia. Communists of Russia was founded in May 2009 as a public non-commercial organisation, and officially registered as a political party in April 2012. The party has regional organisations in 69 regions and operates in 70 regions of Russia and has official affiliation with two inter-regional public associations: the Communists of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region and the Communists of the Far East. The party's main rival on the left of Russia's political spectrum is the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), which sees itself as the successor to the Communist Party of the So ...
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Communist Party Of Social Justice
The Russian Party of Freedom and Justice (RPSS; russian: Российская партия свободы и справедливости; РПСС, Rossiyskaya partiya svobody i spravedlivosti; RPSS) is a political party in Russia established and registered in 2012 as Communist Party of Social Justice. History The party was created with the participation of the leader of the Democratic Party of Russia and politician Andrey Bogdanov. In the 2013 elections in Volgograd, the party received 5.04% (9055 votes) breaking the five-percent threshold and received one seat in the city Parliament. In 2014, Bogdanov became party leader, succeeding Yuri Morozov in this post. Andrei Brezhnev, grandson of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev, was elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the party. In this year's election, Brezhnev was the candidate for the Parliament of Crimea and Sevastopol, but the party did not win any seats. In April ...
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Communist Party Of The Soviet Union (2001)
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (russian: Коммунистическая Партия Советского Союза, Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Sovetskogo Soyuza; short: КПСС, KPSS) is an organization which split from the Union of Communist Parties — Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 2001 after disagreements between Oleg Shenin and Gennady Zyuganov over the creation of a united communist party of the Union of Belarus and Russia. It had been led by Shenin until his death in May 2009. Leaders * Oleg Shenin (21 July 2001 – 28 May 2009; as Chairman) * Vladimir Berezin (20 March–16 July 2010; as First Secretary) * Sergey Alexandrov (acting 21 July 2010; official from 20 November 2010–present) Members References External links *Official website 2001 establishments in Russia Communism in Tajikistan Communism in Transnistria Communism in Uzbekistan Communist parties in Armenia Communist parties in Azerbaijan Communist parties i ...
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Communist Party Of The Soviet Union (1992)
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (russian: Коммунистическая Партия Советского Союза, ''Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Sovetskogo Soyuza''; short: КПСС, ''KPSS'') is a political party led by Sergei Skvortsov operating in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The party was founded in 1992 at the so-called 29th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which among other actions excluded former President Mikhail Gorbachev from the newly formed party. It claims to be the inheritors of the legacy of the original Soviet Communist Party and among its goals states the restoration of the Soviet Union. The party has launched several front groups, such as the All-Russian Committee for Defence of Kuriles All-Russian Committee for Defence of Kuriles (russian: Всероссийский комитет защиты Курил) is an association in Russia, formed by the 1992 Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1992), Communist Party of ...
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Communist Party Of The Soviet Union
"Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" , headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow , general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first) Mikhail Gorbachev (last) , founded = , banned = , founder = Vladimir Lenin , newspaper = ''Pravda'' , position = Far-left , international = , religion = State Atheism , predecessor = Bolshevik faction of the RSDLP , successor = UCP–CPSU , youth_wing = Little Octobrists Komsomol , wing1 = Young Pioneers , wing1_title = Pioneer wing , affiliation1_title = , affiliation1 = Bloc of Communists and Non-Partisans (1936–1991) , membership = 19,487,822 (early 1989 ) , ideology = , colours = Red , country = the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU),; abbreviated in Russian as or also known by various other names during its history, was the founding and ruling party of the Soviet Union. Th ...
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Alliance Of The Revolutionary Socialists
The Alliance of the Revolutionary Socialists ( rus, Союз Революционных Социалистов, abbreviated ARS) is a Russian communist organization with anti-capitalist views. It believes in "a society without private property, classes, states, wage labour, money Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. The primary functions which distinguish money are as ... and commodity production". References Communist organizations in Russia Far-left politics in Russia {{Russia-party-stub ...
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All-Union Young Guard Bolsheviks
All-Union Young Guard Bolsheviks (russian: Всесоюзная Молодая Гвардия Большевиков, ВМГБ) is the youth wing of the All-Union Communist Party Bolsheviks, which operates throughout the former Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national .... ВМГБ was founded in 1992. It publishes Революции (''Revolusii''). External linksВМГБ website 1992 establishments in Russia Youth wings of communist parties Youth wings of political parties in Russia Youth wings of political parties in Ukraine Youth organizations established in 1992 {{Ukraine-org-stub ...
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All-Union Communist Party Of Bolsheviks (1991)
The All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks (VKPB; russian: Всесоюзная коммунистическая партия большевиков; ВКПБ; ''Vsesoyuznaya kommunisticheskaya partiya bolshevikov'', ''VKPB'') is an anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party operating in Russia and other former Soviet states. It was founded in November 1991 and led by Nina Andreyeva, a university teacher who was well known for her 1988 letter "I cannot give up my principles". History The AUCPB has its origins in the "Bolshevik Platform" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The party is known for its sectarian positions, e.g. it opposes the Communist Party of the Russian Federation due to its "reformist" character and has refused to back its candidates for presidential election. It is also an outspoken critic of the Russian church and religion in general demanding the separation of church and state. It is also a critic of Vladimir Putin's regime. It published a n ...
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All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (1995)
All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (russian: Всесоюзная Коммунистическая партия (большевиков)), (''Vsesoyuznaya Kommunystycheskaya partiya'' ВКП(б)) is a communist party operating in the former Soviet Union. ВКП(б) was formed in 1995, following a split from the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks (1991) The All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks (VKPB; russian: Всесоюзная коммунистическая партия большевиков; ВКПБ; ''Vsesoyuznaya kommunisticheskaya partiya bolshevikov'', ''VKPB'') is an anti-revisio ... (VKPB). The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the party is Alexander Lapin. The central publication of ВКП(б) is ''Bolshevistskaya Pravda''. References Communist parties in Russia Neo-Sovietism Political parties established in 1995 Transnational political parties {{Russia-party-stub ...
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Soviet Nostalgia
The social phenomenon of nostalgia for the era of the Soviet Union (russian: links=no, Ностальгия по СССР, Nostal'giya po SSSR), can include its politics, its society, its culture, its superpower status, or simply its aesthetics. Such nostalgia occurs among people in Russia and other post-Soviet states, as well as among people born in the Soviet Union but long since living abroad, and even among Communists and Soviet sympathizers from elsewhere in the world. It is associated with Soviet patriotism. In 2004, the television channel Nostalgiya, its logo featuring stylized hammer-and-sickle imagery, was launched in Russia. Polling Ever since the fall of the USSR and the Eastern Bloc, annual polling by the Levada Center has shown that over 50 percent of Russia's population lamented its collapse, with the only exception to this being in the year 2012 when support for the Soviet Union dipped below 50 percent. A 2018 poll showed that 66% of Russians regretted th ...
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