Communist Party of the Russian Federation

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Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Abbreviation CPRF (English)
KPRF(Russian)
Founded 1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Ideology Communism
Marxist–Leninism

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Russia. The party was founded in 1993. The party is one of the largest communist parties in the world and is one of the largest parties outside of the ruling United Russia party. The party has been criticized for its support of the current government in Russia and ideological positions, leading to some believing the party to be controlled opposition.[1]

References

  1. Boris Kagarlitsky (2001). "RUSSIA: Is there life for KPRF after Yeltsin?". greenleft