List of political parties in Russia

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This article discusses political parties in Russia.

The Russian Federation has a multi-party system. As of 2020 six parties have members in the federal parliament, the State Duma, with one dominant party (United Russia).

After the Perestroika reforms in the 1980s Russia had over 100 registered parties, but the people elected to the State Duma represented only a small number of parties. After 2000, during Vladimir Putin's first presidency (2000–2008), the number of parties quickly decreased. From 2008 to 2012 there were only seven parties in Russia, and every new attempt to register new, independent parties was blocked.[by whom?] The last-registered party of this period was the government-organized Right Cause (now the Party of Growth) which was registered on 18 February 2009. Before the 2011 parliamentary election, about 10 opposition parties were denied registration. However, after a series of mass protests and a 2011 European Court decision on the case of the Republican Party of Russia (now the People's Freedom Party), the law changed and the number of registered parties quickly increased to more than 48 as of December 2012.

History[]

Party of power[]

In Russian politics, a "party of power" is a specially established party which unconditionally supports the current president or prime minister in the parliament.[citation needed]

These parties have been considered[by whom?] parties of power:

Certificate of state registration of political parties in Russia, issued by the Ministry of Justice of Russia

Social composition of voters[]

According to studies, United Russia voters in 2007 were younger and more market-oriented than the average voter. The party's electorate includes a substantial share of government employees, pensioners and military personnel, who are dependent on the state for their livelihood.[1] Sixty-four percent of United Russia supporters are female. According to researchers[who?], this could be because women place a great value on stability. In the run-up to the 2011 Duma elections, it was reported that support for United Russia was growing among young people.[2]

Current parties[]

All parties registered by the Ministry of Justice have the right to participate in any elections all over the country. The list is placed on the Justice Ministry website. In December 2012, there were 48 registered parties in Russia; 6 of them are currently represented in the State Duma as of 2021.

Parties represented in the State Duma and the Federation Council[]

Name Abbr. Leader Ideology Gosduma Sovfed Political position Alliances
ЕдРо (лог).svg United Russia
Единая Россия
UR
ЕР
Dmitry Medvedev Statism
Russian conservatism
Russian nationalism
336 / 450
142 / 170
Big tent ONF
Logo of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.svg Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Коммунистическая партия Российской Федерации
CPRF
КПРФ
Gennady Zyuganov Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Social conservatism
Soviet patriotism
43 / 450
3 / 170
Left-wing to far-left UCP-CPSU
International:
IMCWP
ICS (defunct)
Flag of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.svg Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Либерально-демократическая партия России
LDPR
ЛДПР
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Russian ultranationalism
Economic interventionism
Social conservatism
Right-wing populism
Monarchism
40 / 450
5 / 170
Right-wing to far-right
Logo of the A Just Russia — Patriots — For Truth.svg A Just Russia — For Truth
Справедливая Россия — За правду
SRZP
СРЗП
Sergey Mironov,
Zakhar Prilepin,
Gennady Semigin
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Social conservatism
Russian nationalism
23 / 450
4 / 170
Centre to centre-left ONF
International:
SI
Partia logo new.svg All-Russian Political Party "Rodina"
Всероссийская политическая партия «Родина»
Rodina
Родина
Aleksey Zhuravlyov Russian nationalism
Russian conservatism
National conservatism
Social conservatism
Right-wing populism
1 / 450
0 / 170
Far-right ONF
Эмблема партии Гражданская Платформа.svg Civic Platform
Гражданская платформа
CP
ГП
Rifat Shaykhutdinov Liberal conservatism
1 / 450
0 / 170
Centre-right

Parties represented in the regional parliaments[]

Logo Name Abbr. Leader Ideology Regional parliaments Position Alliances
Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice.png Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice
Российская партия пенсионеров за социальную справедливость
RPPSJ
РППСС
Pensioners' interests
Elderly interests
Social justice
Single-issue politics
16 / 3,994
Centre
Yabloko logo 2018.svg Russian United Democratic Party "Apple"
Российская объединённая демократическая партия «Яблоко»
Yabloko
Яблоко
Nikolay Rybakov Social liberalism
Social democracy
Progressivism
Feminism
Pro-Europeanism
13 / 3,994
Centre to centre-left International:
LI
European:
ALDE Party
EGP (associated faction)
Logo of the Party of Growth (2020).svg Party of Growth
Партия роста
PG
ПР
Boris Titov Economic liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
8 / 3,994
Centre-right
Logo of the Communists of Russia.svg Communist Party "Communists of Russia"
Коммунистическая партия «Коммунисты России»
CPCR
КПКР
Maxim Suraykin Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Stalinism
Anti-revisionism
7 / 3,994
Far-left International:
IMCWP (observer)
Новые люди (2020).jpg New People
Новые люди
NP
НЛ
Liberalism
Communitarianism
Direct democracy
7 / 3,994
Centre-right ONF
Logo of the Russian Ecological Party "The Greens".svg Russian Ecological Party "The Greens"
Российская экологическая партия «Зелёные»
REP «The Greens»
РЭП «Зелёные»
Green politics
Environmentalism
Agrarianism
4 / 3,994
Centre-left ONF
Logo of the Russian Party of Freedom and Justice.svg Russian Party of Freedom and Justice
Российская партия свободы и справедливости
RPFJ
РПСС
Maksim Shevchenko Social democracy
3 / 3,994
Centre-left
Green Alternative (Russia) logo.png Green Alternative
Зелёная альтернатива
GA
ЗА
Green politics
Environmentalism
Pro-Europeanism
2 / 3,994
Centre-left

List of registered parties[]

No.[3] Full name Short name Abbr. Ideology Position Leader(s) Created Registration Last federal elections results Free access to the
next legislative election
Note
Presidential Legislative
1 All-Russian political party "United Russia"
Всероссийская политическая партия "Единая Россия"
United Russia UR
ЕР
Statism
Russian conservatism
Russian nationalism
Big tent Dmitry Medvedev 2001 2003 DNP
(endorsed Vladimir Putin)
55.23% (Party list)
50.12% (SMC)
(343 seats)
MJ profile
Website
2 Political party "Communist Party of the Russian Federation"
Политическая партия "Коммунистическая партия Российской Федерации"
Communist Party CPRF
КПРФ
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Far-left Gennady Zyuganov 1990 2002 11.77%
(Pavel Grudinin)
13.59% (Party list)
12.93% (SMC)
(42 seats)
MJ profile
Website
3 Political party LDPR — Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Политическая партия ЛДПР – Либерально-демократическая партия Россия
Liberal Democratic Party LDPR
ЛДПР
Russian ultranationalism
Pan-Slavism
Imperialism
Mixed economy
Far-right Vladimir Zhirinovsky 1992 2002 5.65%
(Vladimir Zhirinovsky)
13.39% (Party list)
10.09% (SMC)
(39 seats)
MJ profile
Website
4 Political party "Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko""
Политическая партия "Российская объединенная демократическая партия "Яблоко"
Yabloko
Яблоко
Social liberalism
Environmentalism
Pro-Europeanism
Centre to centre-left Nikolay Rybakov 1995 2003 1.05%
(Grigory Yavlinsky)
2.04% (Party list)
2.64% (SMC)
(0 seats)
MJ profile
Website
5 Socialist political party "A Just Russia — Patriots — For Truth"
Социалистическая политическая партия "Справедливая Россия — Патриоты — За Правду"
A Just Russia — For Truth SRZP
СРЗП
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Paternalistic conservatism
Russian nationalism
Centre-left Sergey Mironov 2006 2006 DNP
(endorsed Vladimir Putin)
6.34% (Party list)
10.00% (SMC)
(23 seats)
MJ profile
Website
6 All-Russian political party "Party of Growth"
Всероссийская политическая партия "Партия Роста"
Party of Growth PG
ПР
Liberal conservatism

Conservative liberalism
Economic liberalism

Centre-right Boris Titov 2016 2016 0.76%
(Boris Titov)
1.31% (Party list)
2.33% (SMC)
(0 seats)
MJ profile
Website
7 Political party "People's Freedom Party" (PARNAS)
Политическая партия "Партия народной свободы" (ПАРНАС)
People's Freedom Party PARNAS
ПАРНАС
Conservative liberalism
Liberal democracy
Federalism

Pro-Europeanism

Centre-right Mikhail Kasyanov 1990 2002 DNP
(endorsed Ksenia Sobchak and Grigory Yavlinsky)
0.74% (Party list)
1.06% (SMC)
(0 seats)
MJ profile
Website
8 Political party "Democratic Party of Russia"
Политическая партия "Демократическая партия России"
Democratic Party DPR
ДПР
Conservatism Centre-right to right-wing 1990 2012 DNP DNP MJ profile
9 Party of Progress PP
ПП)
2012 2012 DNP DNP MJ profile
10 Political party "Russian Party of Freedom and Justice"
Политическая партия "Российская партия свободы и справедливости"
Party of Freedom and Justice RPFJ
РПСС
Social democracy
Russian nationalism
Patriotism
Federalism
Centre-left Maksim Shevchenko 2012 2012 DNP DNP MJ profile
11 Political party "Russian Ecological Party "The Greens"
Политическая П��ртия "Российская экологическая партия «Зелёные»
REP "The Greens"
РЭП «Зелёные»
Environmentalism
Centrism
Green politics
Centre-left 1993 2012 DNP
(endorsed Vladimir Putin)
0.77% (Party list)
1.53% (SMC)
(0 seats)
MJ profile
Website
12 Political party Communist Party Communists of Russia
Политическая Партия Коммунистическая партия Коммунисты России
Communists of Russia CPCR
КПКР
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Far-left Maxim Suraykin 2009 2012 0.68%
(Maxim Suraykin)
2.31% (Party list)
3.68% (SMC)
(0 seats)
MJ profile
Website
13 Public organization — political party "Russian All-People's Union"
Общественная организация — политическая партия "Российский общенародный союз"
Russian All-People's Union ROS
РОС
Russian nationalism
Pochvennichestvo
Social conservatism
Right-wing socialism
Right-wing Sergey Baburin 1991 2012 0.65%
(Sergey Baburin)
DNP MJ profile
Website
14 Party for Fairness! PARZAS!
ПАРЗАС!
Social democracy Centre-left 2012 2012 DNP
(endorsed Vladimir Putin)
DNP MJ profile
Website
15 Party of Social Protection PSP
ПСЗ
2012 2012 DNP DNP MJ profile
Website
16 Public organization All-Russian political party "Civilian Power"
Общественная организация Всероссийская политическая партия "Гражданская сила"
Civilian Power CP
ГС
Green liberalism Centre to centre-left 2002 2012 DNP
(endorsed Vladimir Putin)
0.14% (Party list)
0.16% (SMC)
(0 seats)
MJ profile
Website
17 Political party "Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice"
Политическая партия "Российская партия пенсионеров за социальную справедливость"
Party of Pensioners RPPSJ
РППСС
Pensioners' interests
Elderly interests
Social justice
Social conservatism
Centre-left 1997 2012 DNP
(endorsed Vladimir Putin)
1.76% (Party list)
DNP (SMC)
(0 seats)
MJ profile
Website
18 Political party "Civic Platform"
Политическая партия "Гражданская платформа"
Civic Platform CP
ГП
Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Economic liberalism
Right-wing Rifat Shaykhutdinov 2012 2012 DNP
(endorsed Vladimir Putin)
0.22% (Party list)
0.73% (SMC)
(1 seat)
MJ profile Website
19 All-Russian political party "Party of Business"
Всероссийская политическая партия "Партия дела"
Party of Business PB
ПД
Social conservatism
Green politics
Protectionism
Economic nationalism
Left patriotism
Centre to Centre-left Konstantin Babkin 2010 2012 DNP
(endorsed Vladimir Putin)
DNP MJ profile Website
20 All-Russian political party "Rodina"
Всероссийская политическая партия "Родина"
Rodina
Родина
Russian nationalism
National conservatism
Far-right Aleksey Zhuravlyov 2003 2012 DNP
(endorsed Vladimir Putin)
1.53% (Party list)
2.47% (SMC)
(1 seat)
MJ profile Website
21 Cossack Party CosPRF
КаПРФ
Cossack interests 2013 2013 DNP DNP MJ profile Website
22 All-Russian political party "Civic Initiative"
Всероссийская политическая партия "Гражданская инициатива"
Civic Initiative GRANI
ГРАНИ
Liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Centre-right 2013 2013 1.68%
(Ksenia Sobchak)
DNP MJ profile Website
23 Political party "Party of Russia's Rebirth"
Политическая партия "Партия возрождения России"
Party of Russia's Rebirth PRR
ПВР
Democratic socialism Centre-left Igor Ashurbeyli 2002 2013 DNP DNP MJ profile Website
24 International Party IPR
ИПР


2014 2014 DNP DNP MJ profile
25 Party of Social Reforms PSR
ПСР
2014 2014 DNP
(endorsed Vladimir Putin)
DNP MJ profile Website
26 Party of Good Deeds PGD
ПДД
2014 2014 DNP DNP MJ profile
27 Alternative for Russia AFR
АДР
Socialism Left-wing 2015 2015 DNP DNP MJ profile
28 Party of Small Business PSBR
ПМБР
2016 2016 DNP DNP MJ profile Website
29 People's Patriotic Party PPPR
НППР
2018 2018 DNP New MJ profile Website
30 Political party "New People"
Политическая партия «Новые люди»
New People NP
НЛ
Communitarism
Progressivism
Centre-right 2020 2020 New New MJ profile Website
31 Political party "Green Alternative"
Политическая партия «Зелёная альтернатива»
Green Alternative GA
ЗА
Environmentalism
Green politics
Left-wing 2020 2020 New New MJ profile Website
32 Party of Direct Democracy PDD
ППД
Direct democracy
E-democracy
Centre-right 2020 2020 New New MJ profile Website
33 Russia of Future RF
РБ
2021 2021 New New MJ profile

Historical parties (1992–present)[]

Far-left[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active
Anarchist flag.svg Confederation of Anarcho-Syndicalists
Конфедерация анархо-синдикалистов
CAS
КАС
Andrey Isaev
Igor Podshivalov
Alexander Shubin
Vladlen Tupikin
Anarcho-syndicalism
Syndicalism
1988-1995
Committee for Workers' Democracy and International Socialism
Комитет за рабочую демократию и международный социализм
CWDIS
КРДМС
Sergei Biets Marxism
Trotskyism
1990-1999
Succeeded by RWP
Party of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Партия диктатуры пролетариата
PDP
ПДП
Grigory Isayev Communism
Left communism
Proletarian internationalism
1990-2020
Coat of arms of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Коммунистическая партия Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики
CP RSFSR
КП РСФСР
Ivan Polozkov
Valentin Kuptsov
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Left-wing nationalism
1990-1993
(banned in 1991)
Succeeded by CPRF
Russian Communist Workers Party
Российская коммунистическая рабочая партия
RCWP
РКРП
Viktor Anpilov
Viktor Tyulkin
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-revisionism
Stalinism
1991-2001
Merged into RCWP-RPC

Российская партия коммунистов

Революционная партия коммунистов
RPC
РПК
Anatoly Kryuchkov Communism
Marxism
1991-2001
Merged into RCWP-RPC

Коммунисты — Трудовая Россия — За Советский Союз
KTR
КТР
Viktor Tyulkin
Anatoly Kryuchkov
Viktor Anpilov
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-revisionism
Soviet patriotism
1995-1999
Stalin Bloc – For the USSR
Сталинский блок — За СССР
SB
СБ
Yevgeny Dzhugashvili
Viktor Anpilov
Communism
Stalinism
Marxism-Leninism
Anti-revisionism
Soviet patriotism
National Communism
1997-1999
Logo of the Socialist Resistance (Russia).svg Socialist Resistance
Социалистическое сопротивление
SocSopr
СоцСопр
Collective leadership Socialism
Trotskyism
1998-2011
Successed by SA
Flag of RKRP-KPSS.png Russian Communist Workers' Party – Revolutionary Party of Communists
Российская коммунистическая рабочая партия – Революционная партия коммунистов
RCWP-RPC
РКРП-РПК
Viktor Tyulkin Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-revisionism
2001-2007
(officially deregistered)
Flag of the Resistance Movement named after Petr Alexeev.png Resistance Movement named after Petr Alexeev
Движение сопротивления имени Петра Алексеева
DSPA
ДСПА
Dmitry Zhvania Socialism
Self-management socialism
2004-2012
Logo of the All-Russian Communist Party of the Future.svg
Всероссийская коммунистическая партия будущего
VKPB
ВКПБ
Vladimir Tikhonov
Aleksandr Kuvayev
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Soviet patriotism
2004-2009
Logo Vpered.gif Socialist League "Forward"
Социалистическое движение «Вперёд»
SLV
СДВ
Collective leadership Trotskyism
Eco-socialism
Socialist feminism
2005-2011
Merged into RSM
Anarchy-symbol.svg
Межпрофессиональный союз трудящихся
MPST
МПСТ
Collective leadership Anarcho-communism
Anarcho-syndicalism
2008-2019
Russian United Labour Front
Российский объединённый трудовой фронт
ROT FRONT
РОТ ФРОНТ
Viktor Tyulkin
Sergei Udaltsov
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Socialism
2010-2020
(officially deregistered)

Left-wing[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active
Civil United Green Alternative
Гражданская объединённая зелёная альтернатива
GROZA
ГРОЗА
Oleg Mitvol (2009-2012) Green politics
Alter-globalism
Anti-fascism
Social justice
1991-2012
Logo of the Labour Party (Russia).svg
Партия труда
PT
ПТ
Oleg Smolin Democratic socialism
Syndicalism
1992-1994
Logo of the Agrarian Party of Russia (2013).svg Agrarian Party of Russia
Аграрная партия России
APR
АПР
Mikhail Lapshin
Vladimir Plotnikov
Agrarian socialism
Collectivism
1993-2008
Merged into United Russia
Re-founded in 2012
Spiritual Heritage
Духовное наследие
SH
ДН
Alexey Podberezkin Christian left
Russian nationalism
Left-wing nationalism
Patriotism
Statism
Traditionalism
1995-2002
Party of Peace and Unity
Партия мира и единства
PME
ПМЕ
 [ru] Internationalism
Democratic socialism
Eurasianism
Putinism
Anti-Americanism
Soviet nationalism
1996-2008
Merged into Patriots of Russia
Re-founded in 2012

Народно-патриотический союз России
NPSR
НПСР
Gennady Zyuganov
Gennady Semigin
Patriotism
Left-wing nationalism
Statism
Democratic socialism
Soviet patriotism
1996-2010
Merged into Patriots of Russia
Socialist United Party of Russia
Социалистическая единая партия России
SEPR
СЕПР
Alexey Podberezkin
Ivan Rybkin
Socialism
Socialist patriotism
Christian left
2002-2007
Merged into A Just Russia
Флаг партии.jpg Patriots of Russia
Патриоты России
PR
ПР
Gennady Semigin Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Left-wing nationalism
Soviet patriotism
2005-2021
Merged into SRZP

Centre-left[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active

Социал-демократическая партия России
SDPR
СДПР
Pavel Kudyukin
Oleg Rumyantsev
Alexander Obolensky
Social democracy
Social liberalism
Democratic socialism
1990-2011
Civic Union
Гражданский союз
CU
ГС
Arkady Volsky Social democracy
Anti-Yeltsinism
Federalism
1992-1994
Russian Ecological Party "The Greens"
Российская экологическая партия «Зелёные»
REP "The Greens"
РЭП «Зелёные»
Yevgeny Belyaev
Viktor Danilov-Danilyan
Anatoly Panfilov
Green politics
Environmentalism
1992-2008
Merged into A Just Russia
Re-founded in 2012
Logo of the Ivan Rybkin Bloc.svg Ivan Rybkin Bloc
Блок Ивана Рыбкина
Rybkin Bloc
Блок Рыбкина
Ivan Rybkin Social democracy
Agrarianism
1995-1995
Trade Unions and Industrialists – Union of Labour
Профсоюзы – Промышленники России – Союз труда
ST
СТ
Vladimir Shcherbakov Trade unionism
Industrialism
1995-1996
Party of Workers' Self-Government
Партия самоуправления трудящихся
PST
ПСТ
Svyatoslav Fyodorov Social democracy
Social liberalism
1995-2006

Российская объединённая социал-демократическая партия
RUSDP
РОСДП
Mikhail Gorbachev Social democracy 2000-2001
Reorganized to SDPR
PVR logo.svg Party of Russia's Rebirth
Партия возрождения России
PVR
ПВР
Gennady Seleznyov Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Humanism
Federalism
Civic nationalism
2000-2008
Merged into Patriots of Russia
Re-founded in 2012
Social Democratic Party of Russia
Социал-демократическая партия России
SDPR
СДПР
Mikhail Gorbachev
Konstantin Titov
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
2001-2007
Succeeded by USD
Party of Social Justice
Партия социальной справедливости
PSJ
ПСС

Alexey Podberezkin
Democratic socialism
Progressivism
Social conservatism
2002-2008
Merged into A Just Russia
Union of Greens of Russia
Союз зелёных России
UGR
СЗР
Alexey Yablokov Green politics
Environmentalism
Civil rights
2004-2006
Merged into Yabloko
Union of Social Democrats
Союз социал-демократов
USD
ССД
Mikhail Gorbachev Social democracy 2007-2013
Green Alliance
Альянс зелёных
GA
АЗ
Oleg Mitvol
Gleb Fetisov
Grassroots democracy
Green politics
Social democracy
2012-2019

Социал-демократическая партия России
SDPR
СДПР
Social democracy 2012-2019

Centrist[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active
Russian Democratic Reform Movement
Российское движение демократических реформ
RDRM
РДДР
Gavriil Popov
Anatoly Sobchak
Liberal democracy
Pro-CIS
Federalism
1992-1995
Dignity and Charity
Достоинство и милосердие
DC
ДМ
Konstantin Frolov
Nikolai Gubenko
Disability rights
Federalism
1993-1993
Future of Russia — New Names
Будущее России — Новые имена
BRNI
БРНИ
Youth politics
Social policies
1993-1994
Women of Russia
Женщины России
ZhR
ЖР
Alevtina Fedulova
Yekerina Lakhova
Feminism
Women's rights
1993-1999
Party of Russian Unity and Accord
Партия российского единства и согласия
PRES
ПРЕС
Sergey Shakhray Moderate liberalism
Conservatism
Regionalism
Federalism
Reformism
1993-1999
Merged into Unity
Russian Party of Social Democracy
Российская партия социальной демократии
RPSD
РПСД
Alexander Yakovlev
Konstantin Titov
Social liberalism
Right-wing social democracy
Liberal democracy
1994-2002
Merged into SDPR
Russian Party of Pensioners
Российская партия пенсионеров
RPP
РПП

Igor Zotov
Pensioners' interests
Elderly interests
Social justice
Single-issue politics
Social conservatism
1997-2007
Merged into A Just Russia
Re-founded in 2012
Fatherland – All Russia
Отечество – Вся Россия
OVR
ОВР
Yury Luzhkov
Yevgeny Primakov
Liberal conservatism
Social liberalism
Regionalism
1998-2002
Merged into United Russia
People's Party of the Russian Federation
Народная партия Российской Федерации
NPRF
НПРФ
 [ru]
Gennady Gudkov
Centrism
Lobbyism
1999-2007
Merged into A Just Russia
Russian Party of Life
Российская партия жизни
RPL
РПЖ
Sergey Mironov Centrism
Environmentalism
Economic liberalism
Third Way
Russian nationalism
2002-2006
Merged into A Just Russia
Union of People for Education and Science
Союз людей за образование и науку
UPES
СЛОН
Social liberalism
Social democracy
Support of science and education
2002-2007
Civilian Power
Гражданская сила
GS
ГС
Alexander Ryavkin
Mikhail Barshchevsky
Liberalism
Green liberalism
Green politics
Ecologism
2002-2008
Merged into Right Cause
Re-founded in 2012
Logo of the Committee 2008.png Committee 2008: A Free Choice
Комитет 2008: Свободный выбор
Committee 2008
Комитет 2008
Garry Kasparov Liberalism
Liberal democracy
2004-2005
Successed by The Other Russia
Logo of the Our Choice (Russia).png Russian Democratic Party «Our Choice»
Российская демократическая партия «Наш выбор»
Our Choice
Наш выбор
Irina Khakamada Liberalism
Social liberalism
2004-2006
Merged into RNDS
Logo of the Yabloko — United Democrats.png Yabloko-United Democrats
Яблоко — Объединённые демократы
Yabloko-UD
Яблоко-ОД
Ivan Novitsky Social liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Green politics
Pro-Europeanism
2005-2005
Russian People's Democratic Union
Российский народно-демократический союз
RNDS
РНДС
Mikhail Kasyanov Liberalism 2006-2012
Merged into RPR–PARNAS
Logo of The Other Russia (Coalition).png The Other Russia
Другая Россия
DR
ДР
Garry Kasparov
Eduard Limonov
Mikhail Kasyanov
Big tent
Liberal democracy
National democracy
Social democracy
Social liberalism
Civic nationalism
National bolshevism
2006-2010
Logo of the Independent Democratic Party of Russia.png Independent Democratic Party of Russia
Независимая демократическая партия России
IDPR
НДПР
Mikhail Gorbachev
Alexander Lebedev
Liberalism
Social liberalism
2008-2014/16
People's Freedom Party "For Russia without Lawlessness and Corruption"
Партия народной свободы «За Россию без произвола и коррупции»
PARNAS
ПАРНАС
Mikhail Kasyanov
Vladimir Milov
Boris Nemtsov
Vladimir Ryzhkov
Liberalism
Liberal democracy
Anti-corruption
2010-2012
Succeeded by RPR–PARNAS
NPR (2012).svg People's Party of Russia
Народная партия России
PPR
НПР
Andrei Bogdanov
Centrism
Populism
Anarchism (factions)
2012-2019
Logo of the Agrarian Party of Russia (2013).svg Agrarian Party of Russia
Аграрная партия России
APR
АПР
Olga Bashmachnikova Agrarianism
Agricultural policy
Centrism
2012-2019
Party of Pensioners of Russia
Партия пенсионеров России
PPR
ППР
Valery Ryazansky
Nikolay Chebotarev
Centrism
Social conservatism
Gerontocracy
2012-2019

Centre-right[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active
Democratic Union
Демократический союз
DU
ДС
Valeriya Novodvorskaya Classical liberalism
Neoliberalism
Laissez-faire
Anti-Sovietism
Anti-communism
Anti-fascism
Individualism
Atlanticism
1988-2014
Conservative Party of Russia
Консервативная партия России
CPR
КПР
Lev Ubozhko Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Anti-communism
1989-2005
Logo of the Peasant Party of Russia.png Peasant Party of Russia
Крестьянская партия России
KPR
КПР
Yuri Chernichenko Liberalism
Agrarianism
Anti-communism
1990-1999
Russian Christian Democratic Party
Российская христианско-демократическая партия
RCDP
РХДП
Alexander Chuev Christian democracy
Conservatism
1990-2002
Logo of the Party of Economic Freedom (Russia).png Party of Economic Freedom
Партия экономической свободы
PEF
ПЭС
Konstantin Borovoy Liberalism
Neoconservatism
Economic liberalism
1992-2003
Merged into SPS
Democratic Choice of Russia
Демократический выбор России
DVR
ДВР
Yegor Gaidar Liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Economic liberalism
1993-2001
Merged into SPS
Logo of the Forward, Russia.svg Forward, Russia!
Вперёд, Россия!
FR
ВР
Boris Fyodorov Liberal democracy
Liberal conservatism
Patriotism
Conservatism
1995-2002
Merged into RPR
Logo of the Our Home — Russia.png Our Home – Russia
Наш дом — Россия
NDR
НДР
Viktor Chernomyrdin Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Fiscal conservatism
1995-2006
Merged into United Russia
Logo of the Democratic Choice of Russia – United Democrats.png Democratic Choice of Russia – United Democrats
Демократический выбор России — Объединенные демократы
DVR-OD
ДВР-ОД
Yegor Gaidar Liberal conservatism
Anti-communism
1995-1995
Союз правых сил.svg Union of Right Forces
Союз правых сил
SPS
СПС
Sergey Kiriyenko
Boris Nemtsov
Nikita Belykh
Leonid Gozman
Liberal conservatism
Conservative liberalism
Neoliberalism
Economic liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
1999-2008
Succeeded by Right Cause
Liberal Russia
Либеральная Россия
LR
ЛР
Boris Zolotukhin
Sergei Yushenkov
Boris Berezovsky
Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
2000-2004
New Course — Automobile Russia
Новый курс — Автомобильная Россия
NCAR
НКАР
Viktor Pokhmelkin
Boris Fyodorov
Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Drivers' rights
Anti-militarism
2003-2003
People's Party "For Women of Russia"
Народная партия «За женщин России»
NPZZhR
НПЗЖР
Galina Latysheva
Galina Khavraeva
Women's rights
Conservatism
Neoconservatism
Single-issue party
2007-2019
Логотип партии "Правое дело".svg Right Cause
Правое дело
PD
ПД
Boris Titov
Mikhail Prokhorov
Leonid Gozman
Georgy Bovt
Liberal conservatism
Conservative liberalism
Economic liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
in 2012-2016:
National democracy
National patriotism
2008-2016
Succeeded by Party of Growth

Right-wing[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active
Constitutional Democratic Party – Party of Popular Freedom
Конституционно-демократическая партия – Партия народной свободы
KDP-PNS
КДП-ПНС
Mikhail Astafyev
Russian nationalism
National conservatism
Constitutionalism
Anti-Yeltsinism
1991-2001
Merged into People's Will
Re-founded in 2008
Российский Общенародный Союз.gif Russian All-People's Union
Народно-патриотическая партия
ROS
РОС
Sergey Baburin National conservatism
Russian nationalism
Pochvennichestvo
Right-wing socialism
Social conservatism
1991-2001
Merged into People's Will
Re-founded in 2008
Congress of Russian Communities
Конгресс русских общин
CRC
КРО
Dmitry Rogozin
Alexander Lebed
Yury Skokov
Russian nationalism
National conservatism
Traditionalism
1992-2004
Merged into Rodina
Re-founded in 2006
Popular Patriotic Party
Народно-патриотическая партия
NPP
НПП
Alexander Kotenev
Anatoly Gil
Russian nationalism
Social conservatism
Veterans of Afghan war' interests
Yeltsinism
1992-1999
Merged into Unity
Social Patriotic Movement "Power"
Социал-патриотическое движение «Держава»
Derzhava
Держава
Alexander Rutskoy
Konstantin Zatulin
Russian nationalism
Social conservatism
Patriotism
Social patriotism
Right-wing populism
Pan-Slavism
1995-1999
Merged into OVR
Power to the People!
Власть — народу!
VN
ВН
Nikolai Ryzhkov
Sergey Baburin
Patriotism
Social conservatism
Pochvennichestvo
Right-wing socialism
1995-1995

Народно-республиканская партия России
NRPR
НРПР
Alexander Lebed
National conservatism
Social conservatism
Third way
Statism
1995-2007
Russian Socialist Party
Русская социалистическая партия
RSP
РСП
Vladimir Bryntsalov Moderate conservatism
Traditionalism
Social conservatism
1996-2001
Merged into United Russia
Inter-Regional Movement "Unity"
Межрегиональное движение "Единство"
Unity
Единство
Sergey Shoygu
Vladimir Putin
Conservatism
Fiscal conservatism
Russian nationalism
Centrism (officially)
1999-2001
Reorganized to United Russia
Narodnyi soyuz.gif

Logo of the People's Will (Russian political party, 2001-2007).png
People's Union
Народный союз
Party of National Revival "People's Will"
Партия национального возрождения «Народная Воля»
NS
НС
Narodnaya Volya
Народная Воля
Sergey Baburin Russian nationalism
Conservatism
National conservatism
Social conservatism
Pochvennichestvo
Patriotism
2001-2008
Successed by ROS

За Русь святую
ZRS
ЗРС
Sergei Popov Christian patriorism
Conservatism
Social conservatism
Right-wing socialism
Patriotism
2002-2005
Naval Ensign of Russia.svg Monarchist Party of Russia
Монархическая партия России
MPR
МПР
Anton Bakov
Karl Emich of Leiningen
Restoration of the Russian monarchy
Constitutional monarchism
Russian conservatism
2012-Present
LogoPVO.svg Great Fatherland Party
Партия Великое Отечество
PVO
ПВО
Nikolai Starikov Conservatism
National conservatism
Russian nationalism
Centrism
2013-2020

Far-right[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active
National Patriotic Front "Memory"
Национально-патриотический фронт «Память»
Pamyat
Память
Dmitri Vasilyev Russian ultranationalism
Neo-fascism
Orthodox nationalism
Christian fundamentalism
Anti-communism
Anti-semitism
Anti-zionism
Anti-Masonry
Traditionalism
National conservatism
Monarchism
1980-2003
Re-founded in 2005
National Republican Party of Russia
Национально-республиканская партия России
NRPR
НРПР
Nikolay Lysenko Russian ultranationalism
Mono-national state
Anti-internationalism
Anti-cosmopolitanism
Anti-communism
1990-1998
Rne political.png Russian National Unity
Русское национальное единство
RNU
РНЕ
Alexander Barkashov Neo-Nazism
Russian nationalism
Antisemitism
Islamophobia
Anti-immigration
Anti-communism
Third Position
1990-2000
(officially banned)
Russian All-National Union
Русский общенациональный союз
RONS
РОНС
Igor Artemov Russian ultranationalism
Orthodox nationalism
Christian fundamentalism
National capitalism
White nationalism
Anti-communism
Anti-Sovietism
Antisemitism
Anti-LGBT
Pan-Slavism
1990-2011
People's Liberation Movement "Ours"
Народно-освободительное движение «Наши»
Nashi
Наши
Alexander Nevzorov Russian nationalism
Soviet nationalism
Statism
Chauvinism
1991-1993
Russian Party
Русская партия
RP
РП
Viktor Korchagin
Vladimir Miloserdov
Russian ultranationalism
Russian irredentism
Anti-semitism
Economic liberalism
Anti-Christianity
1991-1997
Flag FNRD.svg Front of National Revolutionary Action
Фронт национал-революционного действия
FNRD
ФНРД
Ilya Lazarenko Russian ultranationalism
Revolutionary nationalism
Neo-Fascism
Neo-Nazism
Strasserism
Anti-semitism
Russian imperialism
Orthodox fundamentalism
1991-1999
Flag of the NSDAP (1920–1945).svg Oprichny Dvor
Опричный двор
National Socialist Russian Workers' Party
Национал-социалистическая русская рабочая партия
Oprichniks
Опричники
NSRWP
НСРРП
Russian ultranationalism
Neo-fascism
Neo-Nazism
Anti-americanism
Anti-turkism
Anti-communism
1993-1997
Russian National Union
Русский национальный союз
Russian National Socialist Party
Русская национальная социалистическая партия
RNU
РНС
RNSP
РНСП
Konstantin Kasimovsky Neo-Nazism
White power
Racism
Antisemitism
Anti-caucasian
Orthodox nationalism
1993-1999 (RNU)
1999-2007 (RNSP)

Партия свободы
PS
ПС
Yuri Belyaev Russian ultranationalism
Neo-nazism
Neo-fascism
White nationalism
Anti-immigration
Anti-democracy
Anti-semitism
Anti-communism
1994-2009
ННП.jpg People's National Party
Народная национальная партия
PNP
ННП
Aleksandr Ivanov-Sukharevsky Russian ultranationalism
Neo-fascism
Neo-Nazism
White nationalism
Racism
Antisemitism
Statism
1994-2009
SlavS.svg Slavic Union
Славянский союз
SS
СС
Dmitry Demushkin Neo-Nazism
White supremacism
Pan-Slavism
Anti-communism
Xenophobia
Anti-semitism
Anti-LGBT
1999-2010
Conceptual Party "Unity"
Концептуальная партия «Единение»
CPU
КПЕ
Konstantin Petrov Social Security Conception
of Dead Water

Conspiracy theory
Occultism
Neopaganism
Neo-Stalinism
Anti-semitism
Anti-communism
Anti-Christianity
Anti-Western sentiment
2000-2007
New Russian National Unity
Новое Русское национальное единство
VOPD RNU
ВОПД РНЕ

Neo-Nazism
Russian ultranationalism
Monarchism
Orthodox nationalism
Xenophobia
2000-2013
National Sovereignty Party of Russia
Национально-державная партия России
NDPR
НДПР
Alexander Sevastyanov
Stanislav Terekhov
Russian nationalism
Ethnic nationalism
Anti-semitism
2002-2017
Dpni logo.svg Movement Against Illegal Immigration
Движение против нелегальной иммиграции
DPNI
ДПНИ
 [ru]
Alexander Belov
Russian nationalism
Ethnic nationalism
Anti-immigration
Xenophobia
Anti-islam
2002-2011
Logo of the National Socialist Society (banned in Russia).png National Socialist Society
Национал-социалистическое общество
NSO
НСО
Political Council Neo-Nazism
Neo-fascism
Russian ultranationalism
2004-2010
Northern Brotherhood
Северное братство
NB
СБ
 [ru] Russian ultranationalism
Revolutionary nationalism
Ethnic nationalism
Russian separatism
Neo-Nazism
Anti-immigration
Anti-caucasian
Antisemitism
Nordicism
2006-2012
People's Militia named after Minin and Pozharsky
Народное ополчение имениМинина и Пожарского
NOMP
НОМП
Vladimir Kvachkov Russian nationalism
Ultranationalism
Antisemitism
Militarism
Orthodox nationalism
Soviet patriotism
2009-2015
Logo of the Russians (Nationalist movement).png Ethno-political Association "Russians"
Этнополитическое объединение «Русские»
Russians
Русские
Dmitry Demushkin
Alexander Belov
Russian nationalism
Ethnic nationalism
Anti-immigration
2011-2015
Bandera Canton de Dota.svg Nation and Freedom Committee
Комитет «Нация и свобода»
NFC
КНС
Vladimir Basmanov Russian ultranationalism
Anti-communism
Anti-immigration
European nationalism
Pan-Slavism
2014-2020
Logo of the Male State.svg Male State
Мужское государство
MG
МГ
National patriarchy
Russian ultranationalism
Antifeminism
Homophobia
Anti-immigration
2016-2020

Syncretic[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active
National Salvation Front
Фронт национального спасения
NSF
ФНС
Collective leadership Statism
National patriotism
Russian nationalism
Left-wing nationalism
Soviet patriotism
Anti-Yeltsinism
1992-1994
(banned in 1993)
National Bolshevik Party.svg National Bolshevik Party
Национал-большевистская партия
NBP
НБП
Eduard Limonov National Bolshevism
Russian nationalism
Neo-Sovietism
Russian irredentism
Anti-Western sentiment
1993-2007
Succeeded by The Other Russia
Logo of the Beer Lovers Party.png Beer Lovers Party
Партия любителей пива
BLP
ПЛП

 [ru]
Joke party
Patriotism
Protectionism
Environmentalism
Anti-establishment
1993-1998
Logo of the People's Will Army.png People's Will Army
Армия воли народа
For Responsible Government
За ответственную власть
AVN
АВН
ZOV
ЗОВ
Yury Mukhin Delocracy
Russian nationalism
National democracy
Left-wing nationalism
Anti-Bureaucracy
Neo-Stalinism
Anti-semitism
1997-2011
2011-2015
Party RODINA (Russia).svg National Patriotic Union "Rodina"
Народно-патриотический союз «Родина»
NPS "Rodina"
НПС «Родина»
Dmitry Rogozin
Sergey Glazyev
Yury Skokov
Russian patriotism
Social democracy
Protectionism
Economic nationalism
2003-2006
Merged into A Just Russia
Re-founded in 2012
National Bolshevik Eagle.svg National Bolshevik Front
Национал-большевистский фронт
NBF
НБФ

National Bolshevism
Eurasianism
Anti-Limonov tendency
Russian ultranationalism
Revolutionary socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Anti-liberalism
Factions:
Strasserism
Antisemitism
Ethnocentrism
2006-2016
Logo of the Artpodgotovka.svg Interregional Social Movement "Artpodgotovka"
Межрегиональное общественное движение «Артподготовка»
Artpodgotovka
Артподготовка
Vyacheslav Maltsev Populism
National democracy
Russian nationalism
Left-wing nationalism
Socialism
Anti-communism
Liberalism
Direct democracy
2013-2017
Logo of the For Truth (Political party, Russia).svg For Truth
За правду
ZP
ЗП
Zakhar Prilepin National conservatism
Paternalistic conservatism
Russian nationalism
Anti-liberalism
Authoritarian capitalism
National patriotism
Hard euroscepticism
2020-2021
Merged into SRZP

Regionalist parties[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Political position Years active
Flag of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.svg Vainakh Democratic Party
Вайнахская демократическая партия
Вайнехан Демократан Цхьанкхетаралла
VDP
ВДП
ВДЦ
Zelimkhan Yandarbiev Chechen separatism
Chechen nationalism
Anti-communism
Big tent 1990-1993

Бурят-Монгольская народная партия
Буряад-Монгол Арадай Нам
BMPP
БМНП
БМАН
Conservative liberalism
Buryat-Mongol nationalism
Pan-Mongolism
Centre-right 1990-2001
Coat of Arms of Tatarstan ASSR.png Communist Party of the Republic of Tatarstan
Коммунистическая партия Республики Татарстан
Татарстан Республикасы коммунистлар партиясе
CPRT
КПРТ
ТРКП

Alexander Saliy
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Far-left 1991-2002
Merged into CPRF
Flag baltic republican party.jpg Baltic Republican Party
Балтийская республиканская партия
BRP
БРП

Kaliningrad independence
Kaliningrad autonomism
Social liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Anti-communism
Centre-right 1993-2005
Mari Ushem flag.svg Mari National Rebirth Party "Ushem"
Марийская партия национального возрождения "Ушем"
Ushem
Ушем
Mari nationalism Big tent 1994-?
Flag of Crimea.svg Russian Unity
Русское единство
Руська єдність
RE
РЕ
РЄ
Maksym Kovalenko
Sergey Aksyonov
Russian nationalism
Russian irredentism
Russophilia
Crimean regionalism
Right-wing 2008-2014
Merged into United Russia

Soviet parties, 1917–1992[]

CPSU and factions[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Political position Years active
Sole legal party (before 1990)
КПСС.svg Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Коммунистическая партия Советского Союза
CPSU
КПСС
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Yuri Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Ivashko
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Far-left 1917-1991
Factions inside the RKP(b), VKP(b) and CPSU
Left Communists
Левые коммунисты
Nikolai Bukharin Left communism
World revolution
1918-1921
Group of Democratic Centralism
Группа демократического централизма
Valerian Osinsky
Timofei Sapronov
Vladimir Smirnov
Andrei Bubnov
Yakov Drobnis
Left communism
Democratic centralism
1919-1923
Workers' Opposition
Рабочая оппозиция
Alexander Shlyapnikov
Sergei Medvedev
Alexandra Kollontai
Yuri Lutovinov
Trade unionism
Council communism
Anti-bureaucratism
1920-1922
Workers' Truth
Рабочая правда






Anti-bureaucratism 1921-1923
Right Opposition
Правая оппозиция
Nikolai Bukharin
Alexei Rykov
Mikhail Tomsky
Agrarian socialism
Anti-Stalinism
New Economic Policy
Anti-Collectivization
1921-1933
Left Opposition
Левая оппозиция
Leon Trotsky Trotskyism
Anti-Stalinism
Industrialism
1923-1927
Workers Group of the Russian Communist Party
Рабочая группа Российской коммунистической партии
Gavril Myasnikov Left communism
Anti-bureaucratism
Workplace democracy
1923-1930
United Opposition
Объединённая оппозиция
Leon Trotsky
Grigory Zinoviev
Lev Kamenev
Anti-New Economic Policy
Anti-Stalinism
Industrialism
1926-1933
Left-Right Bloc
Право-левый блок
Vissarion Lominadze
Sergey Syrtsov
Jan Sten
Anti-Stalinism
Anti-Collectivization
1929-1933
Union of Marxist-Leninists
Союз марксистов-ленинцев
Martemyan Ryutin
Vasily Kayurov
Anti-Stalinism 1932-1932
Anti-Party Group of Malenkov, Kaganovich, Molotov and Shepilov, who joined thems
Антипартийная группа Маленкова, Кагановича, Молотова и примкнувшего к ним Шепилова
Georgy Malenkov
Lazar Kaganovich
Vyacheslav Molotov
Dmitri Shepilov
Anti-Khrushchevism
Anti-De-Stalinization
1957-1957
Bolshevik Platform
Большевистская платформа
Nina Andreyeva Anti-Perestroika
Neo-Stalinism
Anti-liberalism
1988-1991
Succeeded by VKPB
United Workers' Front
Объединённый фронт трудящихся
Viktor Stepanov
Mikhail Popov
Igor Malyarov
Soviet patriotism
Proletarian internationalism
Anti-separatism
1989-1991
Succeeded by RCWP
Democratic Platform
Демократическая платформа
Yuri Afanasiev
Boris Yeltsin
Telman Gdlyan
Nikolay Ivanov
Nikolay Travkin
Igor Chubais

Alexander Minzhurenko
Perestroika
Democratization
Social liberalism
1989-1991
Succeeded by RPRF
Communist Initiative Movement
Движение коммунистической инициативы
Viktor Tyulkin
Albert Makashov
Foundation of the Russian Communist Party
Anti-capitalism
Left-wing nationalism
1989-1991
Succeeded by RCWP
Marxist Platform
Марксистская платформа
Alexander Buzgalin
Sergey Skvortsov

Andrey Kolganov
Anatoly Kryuchkov
Orthodox Marxism
Marxism-Leninism
1990-1992
Succeeded by RCWP, and SK
Democratic Movement
Демократическое движение
Anatoly Sobchak
Gavriil Popov
Vladimir Lysenko

Alexander Rutskoy
Social democracy
Democratization
1990-1992
Succeeded by
State Committee on the State of Emergency
Государственный комитет по чрезвычайному положению
Gennady Yanayev
Valentin Pavlov
Boris Pugo
Dmitry Yazov
Vladimir Kryuchkov
Oleg Baklanov
Vasily Starodubtsev
Aleksandr Tizyakov
Anti-Perestroika
Anti-New Union Treaty
1991-1991

Clandestine and illegal parties[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Political position Years active
Eser flag (Въ борьбѣ обрѣтешь ты право свое!).svg Party of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries
Партия левых социалистов-революционеров
Left SRs
Левые эсеры
Boris Kamkov
Mark Natanson
Maria Spiridonova
Agrarian socialism
Anti-Bolshevism
Revolutionary socialism
Narodism
Left-wing to far-left 1917-1921
Clandestine since 1918
True Communists
Истинные коммунисты
TC
ИК




Marxism
Anti-Stalinism
Left communism
Far-left 1940-1940
Lithuanian Activist Front
Литовский фронт активистов
Lietuvių Aktyvistų Frontas
LAF
ЛФА
Kazys Škirpa Lithuanian independence
Nazism
Anti-communism
Anti-semitism
Anti-polonism
Far-right 1940-1941
Flag of Russian Liberation People's Army.svg
Народная социалистическая партия России «Викинг»
NSPR
НСПР
Konstantin Voskoboinik
Bronislav Kaminski
Nazism
Russian nationalism
Russian collaborationism
Anti-semitism
Anti-communism
Far-right 1941-1943

Коммунистическая партия молодёжи
CPM
КПМ
Anatoly Zhigulin Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Anti-Stalinism
Left-wing to far-left 1946-1949

Всесоюзная демократическая партия
VDP
ВДП

Anti-Stalinism
Socialism
Left-wing 1948-1948

Союз борьбы за дело революции
SBDR
СБДР
Boris Slutsky

Anti-Stalinism
Revolutionary socialism
Far-left 1950-1951

Балтийская федерация
Baltijas federācija
BF
БФ
Gunārs Rode
Dailis Rijnieks
Jānis Rijnieks
Aina Zābaka
Ziedonis Rozenbergs
Viktors Kalniņš
Uldis Ofkants
Anti-Sovietism
Latvian nationalism
Latvian independence
Right-wing 1957-1962
National United Party
Национальная объединённая партия
Ազգային Միացյալ Կուսակցություն
NUP
НОП
ԱՄԿ

Paruyr Hayrikyan
Armenian nationalism

National democracy
Liberalism
Anti-communism
Big tent 1966-1987
Succeeded by UNSD

Партия свободной России

Революционная рабочая партия
PSR
ПСР
RWP
РРП

Anti-communism
[[Anti-Sovietism]
1968-1970

Группа революционного коммунизма
GRK
ГРК
Alexander Romanov

Marxism
Social democracy
Left-wing 1972-1972
All-Russian Social-Christian Union for the Liberation of the People
Всероссийский социал-христианский союз освобождения народа
VSKhSON
ВСХСОН
Igor Ogurtsov Anti-communism
Russian nationalism
Social Christianity
Third position
Right-wing to far-right 1972-1972

Социалистическая партия Советского Союза
SPSU
СПСС
Democratic socialism
Self-governing socialism
Left-wing 1972-1972
Left School
Левая школа
LS
ЛШ
Natalia Magnat

Marxism-Leninism
Trotskyism
Atheist existentialism
New Left
Far-left 1972/73-1977
Party of New Communists
Партия новых коммунистов
PNC
РНК
Alexander Tarasov
Neo-communism
Orthodox Marxism
Marxism-Leninism
Revolutionary socialism
Direct democracy
Trotskyism
Neo-anarchism
Anti-Stalinism
Far-left 1972/73-1977
Neo-Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Неокоммунистическая партия Советского Союза
NCPSU
НКПСС
Alexander Tarasov
Natalia Magnat


Neo-communism
Atheist existentialism
Communism
Guevarism
Neo-Marxism
Anti-clericalism
Trotskyism
New Left
Far-left 1974-1985
Democratic Union
Демократический союз
DU
ДС
Valeriya Novodvorskaya Classical liberalism
Neoliberalism
Laissez-faire
Anti-Sovietism
Anti-communism
Anti-fascism
Individualism
Atlanticism
Centre-right 1988-2014

Parties of the multi-party period[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Political position Years active
Democratic Union
Демократический союз
DU
ДС
Valeriya Novodvorskaya Classical liberalism
Neoliberalism
Laissez-faire
Anti-Sovietism
Anti-communism
Anti-fascism
Individualism
Atlanticism
Centre-right 1988-2014
Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union
Либерально-демократическая партия Советского Союза
LDPSU
ЛДПСС

Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Russian nationalism
Ultranationalism
Right-wing populism
Monarchism
Before 1990:
Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Right-wing to far-right
Before 1990:
Centre-right
1989-1992
DPR logo.svg Democratic Party of Russia
Демократическая партия России
DPR
ДПР
Nikolay Travkin Anti-communism
Centrism
Liberalism
Centre-right 1990-1992

Социалистическая партия
SP
СП
Boris Kagarlitsky
Anatoliy Baranov
Alexander Kolpakidi
Democratic socialism
Self-governing socialism
Left-wing 1990-1992

Социал-демократическая партия России
SDPR
СДПР
Pavel Kudyukin
Oleg Rumyantsev
Alexander Obolensky
Social democracy
Social liberalism
Democratic socialism
Centre-left 1990-2011
All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks
Всесоюзная Коммунистическая партия большевиков
VKPB
ВКПБ
Nina Andreyeva Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Bolshevism
Anti-revisionism
Stalinism
Far-left 1991-

Parties of the Russian Empire, 1721–1917[]

Pre-revolutionary organizations[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active
P1488-e1468143624900.jpg Decembrist Societies
Общества декабристов
Decembrists
Декабристы
Sergei Trubetskoy
Nikita Muravyov
Pavel Pestel
Sergey Muravyov-Apostol
and others
Constitutional monarchism
Anti-Tsarist autocracy
Anti-Serfdom
Republicanism (factions)
1816-1825
Petrashevsky Circle
Кружок Петрашевского
Petrashevtsy
Петрашевцы
Mikhail Petrashevsky Utopian socialism
Agrarian socialism
1844-1849
Zemlya i volya.svg Land and Liberty
Земля и воля
Zemlevolists
Землевольцы
Collective leadership Narodism
Agrarianism
Agrarian socialism (1860-64)
Anarcho-collectivism (1876-1879)
1860-1864,
1876-1879
Party of Return to Serfdom
Партия возвращения к крепостному праву
Kryepostniki
Крепостники
Collective leadership Reaction
Serfdom
1861-1890s

Комитет русских офицеров в Польше
KROP
КРОП

Jarosław Dąbrowski
Andrey Potebnya
Zygmunt Padlewski
Narodism
Republicanism
1861-1863
Grand Propaganda Society
Большое общество пропаганды
Tchaikovtsy
Чайковцы
Nikolai Tchaikovsky
Sophia Perovskaya
Mark Natanson
Narodism
Revolutionary socialism
1871-1874

Башенцы
Grigory Popko
Innokenty Voloshenko
Fedor Shcherbina
Radical Narodism
Republicanism
1874-1877
Narodnaya-volya.png Narodnaya Volya
Народная воля
Narodovolists
Народовольцы
Collective leadership Narodism
Agrarian socialism
Left-wing terrorism
Revolutionary socialism
1879-1884
Black Repartition
Чёрный передел
BR
ЧП
Georgi Plekhanov
Pavel Axelrod
Osip Aptekman
Leo Deutsch
Vera Zasulich
Narodism
Agrarian socialism
Revolutionary socialism
Federalism
1879-1881
Emancipation of Labour
Освобождение труда
OT
ОТ
Georgi Plekhanov
Pavel Axelrod
Marxism
Scientific socialism
1883-1903
merged into RSDLP
Social Revolutionary Party of People's Right
Социально-революционная партия Народного права
People's Right
Народное право
Mark Natanson
Nikolay Tyutchev
Narodism
Revolutionary democracy
1893-1894
League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class
Союз борьбы за освобождение рабочего класса
SBORK
СБОРК
Vladimir Ulyanov Marxism
Social democracy
1895-1897
merged into RSDLP
Workers' Party for the Political Liberation of Russia
Рабочая партия политического освобождения России
RPPOR
РППОР
Grigory Gershuni
Catherine Breshkovsky
Narodism
Revolutionary socialism
1897-1900

Рабочее знамя
WB
РЗ

Lydia Dan
Viktor Nogin
Social democracy
Anti-Economism
1897-1902

After-revolutionary parties[]

Left-wing[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active
Bundposter1918.jpg General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia
Всеобщий еврейский рабочий союз в Литве, Польше и России
אַלגעמײנער ייִדישער אַרבעטער־בונד אין ליטע, פּױלן און רוסלאַנד
Bund
Бунд
בונד
Victor Alter Bundism
Socialism
Jewish Autonomism
Non-Zionism
Secularism
1897-1921
Red flag.svg Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Российская социал-демократическая рабочая партия
RSDLP
РСДРП
Vladimir Ulyanov (Bolsheviks)
Julius Martov (Mensheviks)
Marxist socialism
Revolutionary socialism
Social democracy
1898-1912
SR (and Revolyutsionnaya Mysl') electoral symbol, November 1917 election.svg Socialist Revolutionary Party
Партия социалистов-революционеров
Esers
Эсеры
Viktor Chernov Agrarian socialism
Revolutionary socialism
Democratic socialism
Federalism
Neo-Narodism
1902-1921
Zionist Socialist Workers Party
Сионистско-социалистическая рабочая партия
ציוניסטישע סאציאליסטישע ארבעטער פארטיי
SS
СС
צס
Naum Syrkin
Ber Borochov
Socialism
Zionism
Territorialism
1905-1917
merged into UJSWP
Jewish Socialist Workers Party
Социалистическая еврейская рабочая партия
‏סאָציִאַליסטישע ייִדישע אַרבעטער פּאַרטײ‏‎
SEPR
СЕРП
‏סיאַפּ
Chaim Zhitlowsky Socialism
National personal autonomism
1905/6-1917
merged into UJSWP
Flag of the Russian Popular Socialist Party.svg Labour Popular-Socialist Party
Трудовая народно-социалистическая партия
Enes's
Энесы
Alexey Peshekhonov
Nikolai Annensky
Venedikt Miakotin
Neo-Narodism
Popular socialism
Agrarian socialism
Social democracy
Left-wing nationalism
1906-1921
Poalei Zion.png Jewish Social Democratic Labour Party (Poalei Zion)
Еврейская социал-демократическая партия (Поалей Цион)
יידישע סאציאל דעמאָקראטישער ארבעטער פארטיי (פּאָלעי ציון)
JSDLP(PZ)
ЕСДРП(ПЦ)
יסדאפ (פּצ)
Ber Borochov
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
Marxism
Socialist Zionism
Socialism
Centrist Marxism
1906-1928
Union of Socialists-Revolutionaries Maximalists
Союз социалистов-революционеров-максималистов
Maximalists
Максималисты
Mikhail Sokolov
Vladimir Mazurin
Revolutionary socialism
Neo-Narodism
Left-wing terrorism
Anti-capitalism
1906-1911,
1917-1919
Labour Group
Трудовая группа
Trudoviks
Трудовики
Alexey Aladyin
Alexander Kerensky
Social democracy
Neo-Narodism
Agrarian socialism
1906-1921
Все сознательные граждане Российской республики голосуют за РСДРП (1917).jpg Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
Российская социал-демократическая рабочая партия (большевиков)
RSDLP(b)
РСДРП(б)
Vladimir Lenin
Grigory Zinoviev
Communism
Bolshevism
1912-1918
Successed by RCP(b)
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Mensheviks)
Российская социал-демократическая рабочая партия (меньшевиков)
RSDLP(m)
РСДРП(м)
Julius Martov
Pavel Axelrod
Fyodor Dan
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Menshevism
1912-1918
Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (Internationalists)
Российская социал-демократическая рабочая партия (интернационалистов)
Mezhraiontsy
Межрайонцы
Leon Trotsky
Moisei Uritsky
Adolph Joffe
V. Volodarsky
Marxist socialism
Proletarian internationalism
Bolshevism-Menshevism
1913-1917
Merged into RSDLP(b)
Eser flag (Въ борьбѣ обрѣтешь ты право свое!).svg Party of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries
Партия левых социалистов-революционеров
Left SRs
Левые эсеры
Boris Kamkov
Mark Natanson
Maria Spiridonova
Agrarian socialism
Anti-Bolshevism (since 1918)
Revolutionary socialism
Neo-Narodism
1917-1921
Russian Socialist Labour Party of Internationalists
Российская социалистическая рабочая партия интернационалистов
RSLPI
РСРПИ
Boris Avilov
Vladimir Bazarov
Viacheslav Volgin
Nikolai Sukhanov
Marxist socialism
Proletarian internationalism
1917-1920
Merged into
Party of Narodnik Communists
Партия народников-коммунистов
PNC
ПНК
Grigoriy Zaks Communism
Neo-Narodism
1918-1918
Merged into RCP(b)
Party of Revolutionary Communism
Партия революционного коммунизма
PRC
ПРК
Mark Natanson
Alexei Ustinov
Andrei Kolegayev
Integral socialism
Neo-Narodism
1918-1920
Merged into RCP(b)
Poalei Zion.png Jewish Communist Party (Poalei Zion)
Еврейская коммунистическая партия (Поалей Цион)
יידישע קאָמוניסטישע פארטיי (פּאָאַלעי ציון)
JСP(PZ)
ЕКП (ПЦ)
יקפ (פּצ)
Central Committee Communism
Marxism
Proletarian internationalism
Socialist Zionism
1919-1922
Merged into RCP(b)
Darker green and Black flag.svg Union of Working Peasants
Союз трудового крестьянства
STK
СТК
Alexander Antonov
Pyotr Tokmakov
Anti-communism
Neo-Narodism
Agrarian socialism
Revolutionary socialism
1920-1921

Centrist and moderate right[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active

Прогрессивно-экономическая партия Российской империи

Торгово-промышленный союз Российской империи

Торгово-промышленная партия Российской империи
PEP
ПЭП
TPS
ТПС
TPP
ТПП
Anti-socialism
Bourgeoisie interests
1905-1905

Партия правового порядка
PPP
ППП
Anatoly Savenko Constitutional monarchism
Russian nationalism
1905-1917
Ittifaq al-Muslimin
Иттифак аль-Муслимин
İttifaqi-Müslimin
اتفاق المسلمين
Ittifaq
Иттифак
اتفاق
Alimardan bey Topchubashov
Khalil bey Khasmammadov
Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev
Islamic liberalism
Jadidism
Constitutional monarchism
1905-1917
Svoboda, Kadet symbol.svg Constitutional Democratic Party
Конституционно-демократическая партия
Kadets
Кадеты
Pavel Miliukov Constitutionalism
Constitutional monarchism
Liberal democracy
Parliamentarism
Political pluralism
Social liberalism
1905-1917
Union of October 17
Союз 17 октября
Octoberists
Октябристы
Alexander Guchkov Reformism
Liberal conservatism
Constitutional monarchism
1905-1917

Союз свободы, истины и мира
UFTP
ССИМ


Christian democracy
Mennonism

Left Baptism
Constitutional monarchism
1905-1906
Party of Democratic Reform
Партия демократических реформ
PDR
ПДР
Maksim Kovalevsky Classical liberalism 1906-1907
Merged into Progressive Party
Party of Peaceful Renovation
Партия мирного обновления
PMO
ПМО

Liberal conservatism
Classical liberalism
1906-1907
Merged into Progressive Party
Progressive Party
Прогрессивная партия
Progressists
Прогрессисты
Aleksandr Konovalov
Classical liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Constitutional monarchism
1907-1917

Right-wing[]

Name Abbr. Leader (s) Ideology Years active
Russian Assembly
Русское собрание
RS
РС
Dmitri Golitsyn
Nikolai Engelhardt
Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality
Monarchism
Conservatism
Russian nationalism
1900-1917

Русское братство
RB
РБ
major Protsenko
Black Hundreds
Tsarist monarchism
Great Russian nationalism
National conservatism
Christian fundamentalism
Anti-Semitism
1904-1913
Нагрудный Значок Союза Русского Народа .png Union of the Russian People
Союз русского народа
URP
СРН
Alexander Dubrovin
Nikolai Markov
Black Hundreds
Tsarist monarchism
Russia for Russians
Triune Russian nation
Great Russian nationalism
Conservatism
Orthodox fundamentalism
Right-wing populism
Anti-Ukrainian sentiment
Pochvennichestvo
Anti-Semitism
1905-1917

Союз русских людей
URM
СРЛ
Alexander Shcherbatov

Black Hundreds
Tsarist monarchism
Great Russian nationalism
Conservatism
Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality
Anti-Semitism
1905-1910/11
RMU1.jpg Russian Monarchist Union
Русский монархический союз
RMU
РМС
Vladimir Gringmut
Black Hundreds
Tsarist monarchism
Great Russian nationalism
Conservatism
1905-1917
United Nobility
Объединённое дворянство
OD
ОД
Aleksei Bobrinsky
Alexander Naryshkin
Ananiy Strukov
Alexander Samarin
Tsarist monarchism
Russian nationalism
Nobility interests
1906-1917
SMA emblem.jpg
Союз имени Михаила Архангела
SMA
СМА
Vladimir Purishkevich Black Hundreds
Tsarist monarchism
Russian ultranationalism
National conservatism
Anti-semitism
1908-1917

Всероссийский национальный союз
VNS
ВНС

Vasily Shulgin
Russian nationalism
Tsarist monarchism
National liberalism
National conservatism
1908-1917

Партия умеренно-правых
PMR
ПУП
Russian nationalism
Tsarist monarchism
Orthodox fundamentalism
Anti-liberalism
1909-1910
merged into
Нагрудный Значок Союза Русского Народа .png
Всероссийский дубровинский союз русского народа
ARDURP
ВДСРН
Alexander Dubrovin Black Hundreds
Anti-Stolypin reform
Great Russian ultranationalism
National conservatism
Orthodox fundamentalism
Agrarianism
Anti-Semitism
1912-1917

Отечественный патриотический союз
OPS
ОПС
Vasiliy Orlov
Vasiliy Skvortsov
Tsarist monarchism
Conservatism
Orthodox fundamentalism
Anti-socialism
1915-1917

See also[]

  • List of ruling political parties by country
  • Politics of Russia

Footnotes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Russia Analytical Digest" (PDF) (102). University of Basel, Center for Security Studies Zürich, Forschungsstelle Osteuropa Bremen. 26 November 2011: 2–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Yevgeny Utkin. Seven parties, one virtually certain outcome Russia Beyond the Headlines. (2011-11-23)
  3. ^ "Список зарегистрированных политических партий - Минюст России". minjust.ru.

Further reading[]

  • Gel′man, Vladimir (2013). Party Politics in Russia: From Competition to Hierarchy. Politics In Russia: A Reader. CQ Press. pp. 273–289.
  • Hale, Henry E. (2006). Why Not Parties in Russia?: Democracy, Federalism, and the State. Cambridge University Press.
  • Smyth, Regina (2012). Political parties. Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society. Routledge. pp. 115–128.
  • White, Stephen (2013). Russia's Client Party System. Politics In Russia: A Reader. CQ Press. pp. 306–330.

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