Communist Party of the Soviet Union (2001)
Communist Party of the Soviet Union Коммунистическая Партия Советского Союза Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Sovetskogo Soyuza | |
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| Leader | Sergey Alexandrov |
| Founded | 21 July 2001 |
| Split from | Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European affiliation | INITIATIVE (defunct) |
| International affiliation | IMCWP ICS (defunct) |
| Colours | Red |
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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 Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 2001 after disagreements between Oleg Shenin and Gennady Zyuganov over the creation of a united communist party of the Union of Belarus and Russia.[1] It had been led by Shenin until his death in May 2009.[2]
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
| Party | State | |
|---|---|---|
| United Communist Party of Armenia |  Armenia
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| Communist Party of Azerbaijan[3][a] |  Azerbaijan
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| Republican Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus |  Belarus
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| New Communist Party of Georgia |  Georgia
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| Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan |  Kyrgyzstan
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| Socialist People's Front |  Lithuania
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| Russian Communist Workers' Party of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |  Russia
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| Party of Communists of the Republic of South Ossetia |  South Ossetia[b]
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| Socialist Party of Latvia |  Latvia
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- ^ Note that there are two parties named "Communist Party of Azerbaijan". They are completely different parties, with completely different leaders. One is a member of the "Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union", while the other one is a member of the "Communist Party of the Soviet Union (2001)".
- ^ South Ossetia is a partially recognized state.
References
- ^ Οι εξελίξεις στην Ενωση Κομμουνιστικών Κομμάτων - ΚΚΣΕ (in Greek). Rizospastis. 11 February 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Осторожно, товарищи! Очередная провокация! (in Russian). 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Partiyası, Azərbaycan Kommunist; [email protected], azkp org. "Azərbaycan Kommunist Partiyası". azkp.org. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
