Social Democratic Party of Russia (2001)
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Social Democratic Party of Russia Социал-демократическая партия России | |
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Centre-left | |
International affiliation | Socialist International (consultative) |
Colours | Red |
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sdprus.ru | |
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Former General Secretary of the CPSU Secretariate (1985–1991)
Presidency (1990–1991)
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The Social Democratic Party of Russia (SDPR; Russian: Социал-демократическая партия России; СДПР; Sotsial-demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii, SDPR) was a political party founded in Russia by Mikhail Gorbachev on November 26, 2001. The first name of the party was Social Democratic Party of Russia (United).
History
The Social Democratic Party of Russia was a
Konstantin Titov, in turn, announced his resignation at the 3rd convention of the party held September 4, 2004. The convention elected the new chairman, Vladimir Kishenin, leader of the Party of Social Justice, who was favoured by Titov.
Presenting himself, Kishenin mentioned that he studied in a KGB college in 1972-1975. When asked why he was a trusted representative for Vladimir Putin during the last presidential election,[clarification needed] Kishenin explained that this was done at the request of Vladislav Surkov, deputy director of the President's Administration.
On April 13, 2007, the party lost its official status due to its small membership. The vast majority of the party's base has regrouped under the banner of
Youth organization
Youth organization of Social Democratic Party of Russia is
See also
- Union of Social-Democrats
- Politics of Russia
References
- ^ "Gorbachev sets up Russia movement". BBC News. October 20, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
External links
- translation of the Social Democratic Party of Russia Official Website
- translation of the Novye Izvestia article on the 3rd convention.
- [1] Russia Bans Party Founded by Gorbachev], mosnews.com, April 13, 2007