Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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The Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union (UCP–CPSU)[a] is a federation of communist parties in the post-Soviet states founded in 1993.[1]

AbbreviationUCP–CPSU (English)
SKP–KPSS (Russian)
Chairman of the Central CouncilGennady Zyuganov
First Deputy Chairman of the Central CouncilKazbek Taysaev
Secretariat of the Central Council
Secretariat
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Union of Communist Parties –
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Союз коммунистических партий —
Коммунистическая партия Советского Союза
AbbreviationUCP–CPSU (English)
SKP–KPSS (Russian)
Chairman of the Central CouncilGennady Zyuganov
First Deputy Chairman of the Central CouncilKazbek Taysaev
Secretariat of the Central Council
Secretariat
FounderOleg Shenin
Founded26 March 1993; 33 years ago (1993-03-26)
Preceded byCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
NewspaperPravda
Pravda Rossii
Sovetskaya Rossiya
Youth wingMSKO Komsomol
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Soviet patriotism
Proletarian internationalism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationIMCWP
Colours  Red
Slogan"Workers' Power, Socialism, Soviet Union"
(Russian: Власть трудящихся, социализм, Советский Союз»)
Anthem
"The Internationale"
(Интернациона́л)
Post-Soviet states Upper houses
5 / 283
Post-Soviet states Lower houses
77 / 2,296
Website
skpkpss.ru
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Gennady Zyuganov has been the organisation's chairman since 2001. He replaced Oleg Shenin,[1] who split off a part of the UCP–CPSU as the "Communist Party of the Soviet Union".

Composition of the UPC–CPSU

The structure of the UCP-CPSU consists of 18 communist parties within the former Soviet Union.[2]

Members

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State Party Election Lower house Upper houseLeader
Abkhazia[b] Communist Party of Abkhazia 2022 election
0 / 35
 — Bakur Bebia
Armenia Armenian Communist Party 2021 election
0 / 132
 — Erjanik Ghazaryan (acting)
Azerbaijan Communist Party of Azerbaijan[3] 2024 election[c]
0 / 125
 — Kurbanov Rauf Muslimovich
Belarus Communist Party of Belarus 2024 election (lower, upper)
7 / 110
1 / 64
 Aliaksiej Sokal
Estonia Communist Party of Estonia 2023 election Banned in Estonia vacant
Georgia Unified Communist Party of Georgia 2024 election
0 / 150
 — Teimuraz Samnidze
Kazakhstan Communist Party of Kazakhstan 2023 election Banned in Kazakhstan Toleubek Makhzhanov
Kyrgyzstan Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan 2025 election
0 / 120
 — Ishak Masaliev
Latvia League of Communists of Latvia[4] 2022 election Banned in Latvia vacant
Lithuania Communist Party of Lithuania 2024 election Banned in Lithuania vacant
Moldova Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova 2025 election
8 / 101
 — Vladimir Voronin
Russia Communist Party of the Russian Federation 2021 election
57 / 450
4 / 170
 Gennady Zyuganov
South Ossetia[b] Communist Party of South Ossetia 2024 election
3 / 34
 — Stanislav Kochiev
Tajikistan Communist Party of Tajikistan 2025 election
0 / 63
 — Shodi Shabdolov
Transnistria[b] Transnistrian Communist Party 2025 election[c]
0 / 43
 — Nadezhda Bondarenko
Turkmenistan Communist Party of Turkmenistan 2023 election Banned in Turkmenistan Serdar Rahimow
Ukraine Communist Party of Ukraine 2019 election Banned in Ukraine Petro Symonenko
Uzbekistan Communist Party of Uzbekistan 2024 election Banned in Uzbekistan Kaxramon Mahmudov
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Russian: Союз коммунистических партий – Коммунистическая партия Советского Союза, romanized: Soyuz kommunisticheskikh partiy – Kommunisticheskaya partiya Sovetskogo Soyuza, abbr. СКП–КПСС
  2. [b]
    Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Transnistria are partially or wholly unrecognised states.
  3. [c]
    Did not participate

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