Bloc of Communists and Non-Partisans (russian: Блок коммунистов и беспартийных, Blok kommunistov i bespartiynykh) was a

political alliance A political group is a group consisting of political parties or legislators of aligned ideologies. A technical group is similar to a political group, but with members of differing ideologies. International terms Equivalent terms are used differ ...

in the Soviet Union of the

Communist Party 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. A ...

with

non-partisans Nonpartisanism is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias towards, a political party. While an Oxford English Dictionary definition of ''partisan'' includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., in most cases, nonpartisan refers s ...

, which nominated its candidates on a non-alternative basis in all

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to the Soviets from 1937 to 1985.Избирательное законодательство и выборы в 1937-1987 гг.
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