Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union
| Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Vladimir Zhirinovsky |
| Founded | March 1989 |
| Dissolved | April 1991 |
| Succeeded by | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Ideology |
Russian nationalism Ultranationalism Right-wing populism |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | None |
| Colours | Blue, Gold |
|
Politics of the Soviet Union Political parties Elections | |
The Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Либерально-Демократическая Партия Советского Союза (ЛДПСС), Liberal'no-Demokraticheskaya Partiya Sovetskava Soyuza (LDPSU) was a political party in the Soviet Union. The party preceded the modern-day Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.
History
Creation
An effectively multi-party system emerged in Soviet Union in the late 1980s in wake of the Gorbachev reforms. A formal law for this purpose was introduced in October 1990. In April 1991, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) became the second officially registered party in the country.[1] According to former CPSU Politburo member Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev, the new party was a joint project of CPSU leadership and the KGB He described how KGB director Vladimir Kryuchkov presented the project of the puppet party at a meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev and informed him about his selection of LDPR leaders and the mechanism of funding. KGB General Philipp Bobkov described the organization as "Zubatov's pseudo-party under KGB control that directs interests and sentiments of certain social groups".[2] The outspoken leader of LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, an effective media performer,[1] gained 8% of votes during the 1991 Presidential elections.[3] He also supported the August 1991 coup attempt.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 White, Stephen (2005). "The Political Parties". In White, Gitelman, Sakwa. Developments in Russian Politics 6. Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-3522-0.
- ↑ Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev Time of darkness, Moscow, 2003, ISBN 5-85646-097-9, page 574 (Russian: Яковлев А. Сумерки. Москва: Материк 2003 г.). The book provides an official copy of a document providing the initial LDPR funding (3 million rubles) from the CPSU money
- ↑ Hale, Henry E. (2010). "Russia's political parties and their substitutes". In White, Stephen. Developments in Russian Politics 7. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-22449-0.