The All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks (VKPB; russian: Всесоюзная коммунистическая партия большевиков; ВКПБ; ''Vsesoyuznaya kommunisticheskaya partiya bolshevikov'', ''VKPB'') is an

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operating in

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and other former

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states. It was founded in November 1991 and led by

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, 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 "Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" , headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow , general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first) Mikhail Gorbachev (last) , founded = , banned = , founder = Vladimir Lenin , newspaper ...

. The party is known for its sectarian positions, e.g. it opposes the

Communist Party of the Russian Federation , anthem = , seats1_title = Seats in the State Duma , seats1 = , seats2_title = Seats in the Federation Council , seats2 = , seats3_title = Governors , seats3 = , seats4_title ...

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

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's regime. It published a newspaper called (), (), (), (), (), (), (), () and (). Its youth section is the

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 ...

References

External links

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