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Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), also known at some points as the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks), the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), the Bolshevik Party, and the Soviet Communist Party, was the founding and ruling political party of the Soviet Union. The CPSU was the sole governing party of the Soviet Union until 1990 when…

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Founded
January 1912; 114 years ago (1912-01)[b]
Headquarters
4 Staraya Square, Moscow
Anthem
"The Internationale"[e]
Banned
6 November 1991; 34 years ago (1991-11-06)
Founder
Vladimir Lenin
General Secretary
Joseph Stalin (first) · Mikhail Gorbachev (last)[a]

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Communist parties within the Warsaw Pact

Other ruling communist parties

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Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Nodes338
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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related to Marxism–Leninism · 24
Communist Party of the Soviet Union → Communist Party, Constitution, CPSU, CPSU's, Despite, For, Gorbachev, Individuals, It, Largely, Lenin's, Leninism, Marxism, New Economic Policy, Nikolai Bukharin's, Russian, Soviet, Soviet Marxism, Soviet Union, Soviet Union's
related to Name · 21
Communist Party of the Soviet Union → All-Union Communist Party, August, Bolsheviks, Communist Party, December, Kommunisticheskaya, KPSS, March, November, October, Party, RKP, Rossiyskaya, RSDRP, Russian, Russian Communist Party, Russian Social Democratic Labour, Sovetskogo Soyuza, Soviet Union, VKP
related to External links · 8
Communist Party of the Soviet Union → Archived, Communist Party, CPSU, Executive Bodies, May, Party Congress, Soviet Union, Wayback MachineProgram
International affiliation · 4
Communist Party of the Soviet Union → Berne International (1915–1919), Cominform (1947–1956), Comintern (1919–1943), Second International (1912–1914)
General Secretary · 2
Communist Party of the Soviet Union → Joseph Stalin (first), Mikhail Gorbachev (last)[a]
Ideology · 2
Communist Party of the Soviet Union → Communism, Marxism–Leninism[d]
Anthem · 1
Communist Party of the Soviet Union → "The Internationale"[e]
Banned · 1
Communist Party of the Soviet Union → 6 November 1991; 34 years ago (1991-11-06)
Colours · 1
Communist Party of the Soviet Union → .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;…
Founded · 1
Communist Party of the Soviet Union → January 1912; 114 years ago (1912-01)[b]

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party soviet union cpsu central committee politburo lenin russian state gorbachev stalin congress socialism communist would general secretary economic members

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Communist Party of the Soviet UnionAnthem"The Internationale"[e]1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionBanned6 November 1991; 34 years ago (1991-11-06)1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionColours.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;…1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionFoundedJanuary 1912; 114 years ago (1912-01)[b]1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionFounderVladimir Lenin1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionGeneral SecretaryJoseph Stalin (first)1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionGeneral SecretaryMikhail Gorbachev (last)[a]1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionHeadquarters4 Staraya Square, Moscow1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionIdeologyCommunism1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionIdeologyMarxism–Leninism[d]1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionInternational affiliationSecond International (1912–1914)1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionInternational affiliationBerne International (1915–1919)1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionInternational affiliationComintern (1919–1943)1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionInternational affiliationCominform (1947–1956)1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionMembership.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}approx. 19.4 million (1989 est.)1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionNewspaperPravda1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionPolitical allianceBloc of Communists and Non-Party Members (1936–1991)1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionPolitical positionFar-left1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionSlogan"Workers of the world, unite!"1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionSplit fromRussian Social Democratic Labour Party1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionSucceeded byUCP–CPSU (de facto)1.00infobox
Communist Party of the Soviet UnionYouth wingKomsomol (VLKSM)[c]1.00infobox

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