Union of Social Democrats (USD; russian: Союз социал-демократов; ССД; ''Soyuz sotsial-demokratov'', ''SSD'') was an all-
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n non-governmental organization founded on 20 October 2007 by former Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev.
The party had its roots in the former
Social Democratic Party of Russia, which lost its official status in April 2007 due to low party membership.
The Union of Social Democrats skipped the
2007 general election, in order to concentrate on its ultimate goal: to become a mass political party by 2011.
In September 2008, Gorbachev announced the formation of the
Independent Democratic Party of Russia, although the plans later fell through.
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Independent Democratic Party of Russia
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List of political parties in Russia
This article discusses political parties in Russia.
The Russian Federation has a ''de jure'' multi-party system, however it operates as a near ''de facto'' one-party system. six parties have members in the federal parliament, the State Duma, wit ...
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Politics of Russia
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Russian Social-Democratic Union of Youth
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2007 establishments in Russia
2013 disestablishments in Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev
Organizations established in 2007
Socialist International
Socialist organizations in Russia
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