Communist Party of the Soviet Union

:For other usage of the initials CPSU see CPSU (disambiguation).

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The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: ????????????????? ??????? ??????????? ?????? = ????) was the name used by the successors of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party from 1952 to 1991, but the wording Communist Party was present in the party's name since 1918 when the Bolsheviks became the All-Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks). In 1925 the party became the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (?????????? ???????????????? ?????? (???????????), ???(?)); both VKP(b) and AUCP(b) abbreviations are in use. Finally in 1952 it became simply the Communist Party of the Soviet Union or CPSU. This article follows the course of the party from 1918 until its dissolution in 1991. For information on the pre-1918 party see Bolshevik.

Related Topics:
Soviet Union - Russian - Bolshevik - Faction - Russian Social Democratic Labour Party - 1952 - 1991 - 1918

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Once the Third International or Comintern was formed in 1919, the democratic centralist Marxist-Leninist structure of the CPSU was copied by the other Comintern members resulting in Communist parties being formed around the world.

Related Topics:
Comintern - Democratic centralist - Marxist-Leninist - Communist parties

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For most of the history of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union, the Communist Party was virtually indistinguishable from the government, as it was the only political party tolerated by the government and its security forces. Consequently, the history of the USSR and the CPSU are deeply intertwined and overlapping. Therefore, it is useful for those interested in the history of the CPSU to also consult the History of Russia series of articles.

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