Viktor Anpilov

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Viktor Anpilov is a Russian Communist politician and trade unionist. He is the leader of the movement "Working Russia". During the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis, he was one of the leaders of the anti-Yeltsin uprising. In 1999, his movement joined the coalition Stalin Bloc - For the USSR. In 2007 he took part in the Dissenters March organized to protest against president Putin policies. Anpilov is a well-known figure and he has a certain popularity; sometimes he is also invited as a guest on TV shows.