Communists of Russia
The Communist Party «Communists of Russia» (CPCR; Russian: Коммунистическая партия «Коммунисты России»; КПКР; Kommunisticheskaya partiya «Kommunisty Rossii», KPKR) or simply Communists of Russia (CR; Russian: Коммунисты России; КР; Kommunisty Rossii, KR) is a Marxist–Leninist communist party in Russia founded in May 2009 as a public non-commercial organisation and officially registered as a political party in April 2012.
Communists of Russia Коммунисты России | |
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| Abbreviation | CPCR (English) KПКР (Russian) |
| Chairman of Central Comittee | Maxim Suraykin |
| First Deputy Chairman | Ruslan Khugayev |
| Founded | 23 May 2009 (as movement)[1] 22 April 2012 (as party)[2] |
| Registered | 7 June 2012 |
| Merger of | NSKM RF Communists of Petersburg Communists of Far East |
| Preceded by | All-Russian Communist Party of the Future[3] |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Newspaper | Communists of Russia |
| Youth wing | All-Russian Leninist Young Communist League |
| Membership (2018) | 50,000 [4] |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism Stalinism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | IMCWP (observer) |
| Colours | Red |
| Slogan | "Workers of the world, unite!" (Russian: "Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!") |
| Anthem | "Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" |
| Seats in the State Duma | 0 / 450 |
| Seats in the Federation Council | 0 / 170 |
| Governors | 0 / 85 |
| Seats in the Regional Parliaments | 23 / 3,994 |
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| Website | |
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The party has regional organisations in 69 regions and operates in 70 regions of Russia and has official affiliation with two inter-regional public associations: the Communists of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region and the Communists of the Far East. The party's main rival on the left of Russia's political spectrum is the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), which sees itself as the successor to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).[5] The KR considers itself an alternative to the CPRF, which it believes is no longer a Marxist party and will not be able to return to power as long as Gennady Zyuganov is First Secretary.[6]
This party is known to support bringing back the death penalty.
Participation in elections
At the Russian regional elections in 2012, the party got 2 to 3.5 percent of the vote and two seats.
Legislative elections
| Election year | No. of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
No. of overall seats won |
+/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016[7] | 1,192,595 (no. 5) | 2.3% | 0 / 450 |
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Presidential elections
| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | |
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| No. of overall votes |
% of overall vote | ||
| 2018[8] | Maxim Suraykin | 499,342 (no. 7) | 0.7% |
References
- https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1173660 Новые коммунисты готовы конкурировать со старыми
- "Коммунисты России" решили создать новую партию". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1173660 Новые коммунисты готовы конкурировать со старыми
- "О партии / Краткая справка".
- American University (Washington, D.C.) and Moskovskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ universitet im. M. V. Lomonosova. Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization. Volume 4. Washington, D.C. Quality Press of the Southern Tier. 1996. p. 174.
- Рункевич, Дмитрий. "Коммунисты России регистрируются в противовес КПРФ". Life.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- "КОММУНИСТЫ РОССИИ - ОФИЦИАЛЬНЫЙ САЙТ / О партии / КРАТКАЯ СПРАВКА". komros.info (in Russian).
- "Партия "Коммунисты России" определилась с кандидатом в президенты". gazeta-ru (in Russian).