The Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union (UCP–CPSU) is a federation of communist parties in the post-Soviet states founded in 1993.
Gennady Zyuganov has been the organisation's chairman since 2001. He replaced Oleg Shenin, who split off a part of the UCP–CPSU as the "Communist Party of the Soviet Union".
Composition of the UPC–CPSU The structure of the UCP-CPSU consists of 18 communist parties within the former Soviet Union.
Members
Abkhazia: Communist Party of Abkhazia Armenia: Armenian Communist Party Azerbaijan: Communist Party of Azerbaijan Belarus: Communist Party of Belarus Estonia: Communist Party of Estonia (Banned) Georgia: Unified Communist Party of Georgia Kazakhstan: Communist Party of Kazakhstan (Banned) Kyrgyzstan: Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan Latvia: League of Communists of Latvia Lithuania: Communist Party of Lithuania (Banned) Moldova: Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova Russia: Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) South Ossetia: Communist Party of South Ossetia Tajikistan: Communist Party of Tajikistan Transnistria: Transnistrian Communist Party Turkmenistan: Communist Party of Turkmenistan (Banned) Ukraine: Communist Party of Ukraine (Banned) Uzbekistan: Communist Party of Uzbekistan (Banned)
StatePartyElectionLower houseUpper houseLeader Communist Party of Abkhazia2022 election—Bakur BebiaArmenian Communist Party2026 election—Erjanik Ghazaryan (acting)Communist Party of Azerbaijan2024 election—Kurbanov Rauf MuslimovichCommunist Party of Belarus2024 election (lower, upper) Aliaksiej SokalCommunist Party of Estonia2023 electionBanned in EstoniavacantUnified Communist Party of Georgia2024 election—Teimuraz SamnidzeCommunist Party of Kazakhstan2026 electionBanned in KazakhstanToleubek MakhzhanovParty of Communists of Kyrgyzstan2025 election—Ishak MasalievLeague of Communists of Latvia2026 electionBanned in LatviavacantCommunist Party of Lithuania2024 electionBanned in LithuaniavacantParty of Communists of the Republic of Moldova2025 election—Vladimir VoroninCommunist Party of the Russian Federation2026 electionGennady ZyuganovCommunist Party of South Ossetia2024 election—Stanislav KochievCommunist Party of Tajikistan2025 election—Shodi ShabdolovTransnistrian Communist Party2025 election—Nadezhda BondarenkoCommunist Party of Turkmenistan2023 electionBanned in TurkmenistanSerdar RahimowCommunist Party of Ukraine2019 electionBanned in UkrainePetro SymonenkoCommunist Party of Uzbekistan2024 electionBanned in UzbekistanKaxramon Mahmudov
See also All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks (1991) All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (1995) Communist Party of the Soviet Union Communist Party of the Soviet Union (2001) Essence of Time
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References
External links Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union website (Russian)