Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union (UCP–CPSU)^[a] is a federation of communist parties in the post-Soviet states founded in 1993.^[1]

Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union Союз коммунистических партий — Коммунистическая партия Советского Союза
Abbreviation	UCP–CPSU (English) SKP–KPSS (Russian)
Chairman of the Central Council	Gennady Zyuganov
First Deputy Chairman of the Central Council	Kazbek Taysaev
Secretariat of the Central Council	Secretariat Petro Symonenko Ihar Karpienka Dmitry Novikov Juozas Jermalavičius [lt; ru] Igor Makarov Oleg Khorzhan Ivan Nikitchuk Ilgam Gapisov Marina Kostina Yevgen Tsarkov
Founder	Oleg Shenin
Founded	26 March 1993; 32 years ago (1993-03-26)
Preceded by	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Newspaper	Pravda Pravda Rossii Sovetskaya Rossiya
Youth wing	MSKO Komsomol
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Soviet patriotism Proletarian internationalism
Political position	Far-left
International affiliation	IMCWP
Colours	Red
Slogan	"Workers' Power, Socialism, Soviet Union" (Russian: Власть трудящихся, социализм, Советский Союз»)
Anthem	"The Internationale" (Интернациона́л)
Post-Soviet states Upper houses	5 / 283
Post-Soviet states Lower houses	77 / 2,296
Website
skpkpss.ru
Politics of the Soviet Union Political parties Elections Politics of Russia Political parties Elections

Gennady Zyuganov has been the organisation's chairman since 2001. He replaced Oleg Shenin,^[1] 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.^[2]

Members

State	Party	Election	Lower house	Upper house	Leader
Abkhazia[b]	Communist Party of Abkhazia	2022 election	0 / 35	—	Bakur Bebia
Armenia	Armenian Communist Party	2021 election	0 / 132	—	Erjanik Ghazaryan (acting)
Azerbaijan	Communist Party of Azerbaijan[3]	2024 election[c]	0 / 125	—	Kurbanov Rauf Muslimovich
Belarus	Communist Party of Belarus	2024 election (lower, upper)	7 / 110	1 / 64	Aliaksiej Sokal
Estonia	Communist Party of Estonia	2023 election	Banned in Estonia		vacant
Georgia	Unified Communist Party of Georgia	2024 election	0 / 150	—	Temur Pipia
Kazakhstan	Communist Party of Kazakhstan	2023 election	Banned in Kazakhstan		Toleubek Makhzhanov
Kyrgyzstan	Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan	2021 election	0 / 120	—	Ishak Masaliev
Latvia	League of Communists of Latvia[4]	2022 election	Banned in Latvia		vacant
Lithuania	Communist Party of Lithuania	2024 election	Banned in Lithuania		vacant
Moldova	Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova	2021 election	10 / 101	—	Vladimir Voronin
Russia	Communist Party of the Russian Federation	2021 election	57 / 450	4 / 170	Gennady Zyuganov
South Ossetia[b]	Communist Party of South Ossetia	2024 election	3 / 34	—	Stanislav Kochiev
Tajikistan	Communist Party of Tajikistan	2025 election	0 / 63	—	Shodi Shabdolov
Transnistria[b]	Transnistrian Communist Party	2020 election[c]	0 / 43	—	Nadezhda Bondarenko
Turkmenistan	Communist Party of Turkmenistan	2023 election	Banned in Turkmenistan		Serdar Rahimow
Ukraine	Communist Party of Ukraine	2019 election	Banned in Ukraine		Petro Symonenko
Uzbekistan	Communist Party of Uzbekistan	2024 election	Banned in Uzbekistan		Kaxramon 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 (1992)
• Communist Party of the Soviet Union (2001)
• Essence of Time

Notes

1. Russian: Союз коммунистических партий – Коммунистическая партия Советского Союза, romanized: Soyuz kommunisticheskikh partiy – Kommunisticheskaya partiya Sovetskogo Soyuza, abbr. СКП–КПСС
2. Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Transnistria are partially or wholly unrecognised states.
3. Did not participate