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

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in 2001 after disagreements between Oleg Shenin and

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over the creation of a united

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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

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Official website
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