The Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union (UCP–CPSU), abbr. СКП–КПСС is a federation of
communist parties
A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of '' The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ...
in the
post-Soviet states
The post-Soviet states, also known as the former Soviet Union (FSU), the former Soviet Republics and in Russia as the near abroad (russian: links=no, ближнее зарубежье, blizhneye zarubezhye), are the 15 sovereign states that wer ...
founded in 1993.
Gennady Zyuganov
Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov (russian: Генна́дий Андре́евич Зюга́нов; born 26 June 1944) is a Russian politician, who has been the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and served as M ...
has been the organisation's chairman since 2001. He replaced
Oleg Shenin
Oleg Semyonovich Shenin (russian: Олег Семёнович Шенин, link=no; 2 July 1937 – 28 May 2009) was the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Shenin), which should not be confused with the larger UCP-CPSU.
She ...
,
who split off a part of the UCP–CPSU as the "
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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, headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow
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Composition of the UPC–CPSU
The structure of the UCP-CPSU consists of 17 communist parties within the former Soviet Union.
Members
See also
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All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks (1991)
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All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (1995)
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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
, newspape ...
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1992)
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union (2001)
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Notes
References
External links
Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union website (Russian)
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1993 establishments in Russia
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Communist Party of Ukraine
International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties
Left-wing internationals
Left-wing political party alliances
Neo-Sovietism
Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
Political parties established in 1993