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Social Democratic Party of Russia


 
 

The Social Democratic Party of Russia was a political partyPolitical party

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 founded in RussiaRussia

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 by Mikhail GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev

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 on November 26, 2001. First name of party is: Social Democratic Party of Russia (United). It was a coalitionCoalition

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 of several social democratic parties, had approximately 12,000 members, but had no seatOffice

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s in the Russian State DumaState Duma

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. Gorbachev resigned as party leader in May 2004 over a disagreement with party chairman Konstantin TitovKonstantin Titov

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 who had insisted, over Gorbachev's opposition, on a deal with the pro-KremlinMoscow Kremlin

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 United Russia PartyUnited Russia Summary

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 in the previous year's general election.

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 KGBKGB

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 college in 1972-1975. When asked why he was a trusted representative for Vladimir PutinFacts About Vladimir Putin

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 during the last presidential election, Kishenin explained that this was done at the request of Vladislav SurkovVladislav Surkov

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, 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 Union of Social-Democrats, a new party organized and led by Mikhail Gorbachev, founded on October 20, 2007.

Youth organization

Youth organization of Social Democratic Party of Russia is Rusian Social Democratic Union of Youth (RSDUY, RussianRussian language

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: ?????????? ??????-??????????????? ???? ????????). RSDUY was founded on 2000 and have official status. RSDUY is an observer of International Union of Socialist YouthInternational Union of Socialist Youth

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.

See also

  • Union of Social-Democrats
  • Politics of RussiaPolitics of Russia

    The politics of Russia take place in a framework of a federal presidential republic, whereby the President of Russia is hea...


External links

  • of the
  • of the Novye Izvestia  on the 3rd convention.
  • , mosnews.com, April 13, 2007