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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:
- Interregional Group of Deputies/Democratic Russia (1990–1993, Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union/Congress of People's Deputies of Russia/Supreme Soviet of Russia)
- Choice of Russia and Party of Russian Unity and Accord headed by Sergey Shakhray
- Our Home – Russia (1995–1999)
- Ivan Rybkin Bloc (considered as a potential left "party of power", during 1995 Russian legislative election)
- Unity (1999–2001/2003)
- A Just Russia (2006–2008/2010,[citation needed] the second "party of power", supporting Vladimir Putin and opposing United Russia)
- United Russia (2001–present)
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 | ||
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United Russia Единая Россия |
UR ЕР |
Dmitry Medvedev | Statism Russian conservatism Russian nationalism |
336 / 450
|
142 / 170
|
Big tent | ONF | ||
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) | ||
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 | |||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
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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 | ||||
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) | ||
Party of Growth Партия роста |
PG ПР |
Boris Titov | Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
8 / 3,994
|
Centre-right | |||
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) | ||
New People Новые люди |
NP НЛ |
Liberalism Communitarianism Direct democracy |
7 / 3,994
|
Centre-right | ONF | |||
Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" Российская экологическая партия «Зелёные» |
REP «The Greens» РЭП «Зелёные» |
Green politics Environmentalism Agrarianism |
4 / 3,994
|
Centre-left | ONF | |||
Russian Party of Freedom and Justice Российская партия свободы и справедливости |
RPFJ РПСС |
Maksim Shevchenko | Social democracy | 3 / 3,994
|
Centre-left | |||
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 | ||
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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 |
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 |
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 | ||
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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 | ||
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 | ||
Socialist Resistance Социалистическое сопротивление |
SocSopr СоцСопр |
Collective leadership | Socialism Trotskyism |
1998-2011 Successed by SA | ||
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) | ||
Resistance Movement named after Petr Alexeev Движение сопротивления имени Петра Алексеева |
DSPA ДСПА |
Dmitry Zhvania | Socialism Self-management socialism |
2004-2012 | ||
Всероссийская коммунистическая партия будущего |
VKPB ВКПБ |
Vladimir Tikhonov Aleksandr Kuvayev |
Communism Marxism–Leninism Soviet patriotism |
2004-2009 | ||
Socialist League "Forward" Социалистическое движение «Вперёд» |
SLV СДВ |
Collective leadership | Trotskyism Eco-socialism Socialist feminism |
2005-2011 Merged into RSM | ||
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 | ||
Партия труда |
PT ПТ |
Oleg Smolin | Democratic socialism Syndicalism |
1992-1994 | ||
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 |
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 |
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 | ||
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 | ||
Russian Democratic Party «Our Choice» Российская демократическая партия «Наш выбор» |
Our Choice Наш выбор |
Irina Khakamada | Liberalism Social liberalism |
2004-2006 Merged into RNDS | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
People's Party of Russia Народная партия России |
PPR НПР |
Andrei Bogdanov |
Centrism Populism Anarchism (factions) |
2012-2019 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Forward, Russia! Вперёд, Россия! |
FR ВР |
Boris Fyodorov | Liberal democracy Liberal conservatism Patriotism Conservatism |
1995-2002 Merged into RPR | ||
Our Home – Russia Наш дом — Россия |
NDR НДР |
Viktor Chernomyrdin | Liberalism Liberal conservatism Fiscal conservatism |
1995-2006 Merged into United Russia | ||
Democratic Choice of Russia – United Democrats Демократический выбор России — Объединенные демократы |
DVR-OD ДВР-ОД |
Yegor Gaidar | Liberal conservatism Anti-communism |
1995-1995 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Movement Against Illegal Immigration Движение против нелегальной иммиграции |
DPNI ДПНИ |
Alexander Belov |
Russian nationalism Ethnic nationalism Anti-immigration Xenophobia Anti-islam |
2002-2011 | ||
National Socialist Society Национал-социалистическое общество |
NSO НСО |
Political Council | Neo-Nazism Neo-fascism Russian ultranationalism |
2004-2010 | ||
Northern Brotherhood Северное братство |
NB СБ |
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 | ||
Ethno-political Association "Russians" Этнополитическое объединение «Русские» |
Russians Русские |
Dmitry Demushkin Alexander Belov |
Russian nationalism Ethnic nationalism Anti-immigration |
2011-2015 | ||
Nation and Freedom Committee Комитет «Нация и свобода» |
NFC КНС |
Vladimir Basmanov | Russian ultranationalism Anti-communism Anti-immigration European nationalism Pan-Slavism |
2014-2020 | ||
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 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 | ||
Beer Lovers Party Партия любителей пива |
BLP ПЛП |
Joke party Patriotism Protectionism Environmentalism Anti-establishment |
1993-1998 | |||
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 | ||
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 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 | |||
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 | ||
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
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 | ||
Baltic Republican Party Балтийская республиканская партия |
BRP БРП |
Kaliningrad independence Kaliningrad autonomism Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism Anti-communism |
Centre-right | 1993-2005 | |||
Mari National Rebirth Party "Ushem" Марийская партия национального возрождения "Ушем" |
Ushem Ушем |
Mari nationalism | Big tent | 1994-? | |||
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) | |||||||
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
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 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 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |||
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[]
- ^ "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
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- ^ "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.
External links[]
- Political parties in Russia
- Lists of political parties by country
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- Lists of political parties in Europe