Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic
Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic Коммунистическая партия Донецкой Народной Республики | |
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| Abbreviation | CPDPR (English) КПДНР (Russian) |
| General Secretary | Boris Litvinov |
| Founder | Boris Litvinov |
| Founded | 8 October 2014 |
| Split from | Communist Party of Ukraine |
| Headquarters | Donetsk, Donetsk People's Republic |
| Newspaper | Vperyod[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Donetsk Republic (2014–2016) |
| Continental affiliation | UPC–CPSU (observer) |
| Colors | Red |
| Slogan | "Workers of the world, unite!" (Russian: "Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!") "Peace! Labor Socialism! Republic!" (Russian: "Мир! Труд Социализм! Республика!") |
| People's Council (2021) | 0 / 100 |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| kpdnr.su wpered.su | |
The Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic (abbr. CPDPR; Russian: Коммунистическая партия Донецкой Народной Республики; КПДНР, romanized: Kommunisticheskaya partiya Donetskoy Narodnoy Respubliki, KPDNR) is a communist party in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, led by Boris Litvinov, formerly the chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic.[2] It was a faction of the Donetsk Republic organization from 2014 to 2016.
History[edit]
The CPDPR was founded on 8 October 2014. Boris Litvinov, who previously was the head of a regional branch of the Communist Party of Ukraine in the Kirovsky District, Donetsk,[failed verification][3][4] was proclaimed chairman of the party. Litvinov headed the People's Council from July to October 2014.[4] After his dismissal as chairman of the People's Council, rumors emerged that Litvinov had been briefly arrested, yet Litvnov himself denied them.[4]
Litvinov stated that the CPDPR would support the candidacy of Alexander Zakharchenko, the first President of the Donetsk People's Republic, in the 2014 general election for the country's premiership.[2] The CPDPR themselves were banned from participating in the elections because the party "made too many mistakes" in their submitted documents.[5] According to some Russian media, the final party's lists were edited in Moscow.[4] Selected members were allowed to be on the party list for the Donetsk Republic political organization.[4] Three members of the CPDPR were elected to the People's Council: Boris Litvinov, Vadim Zaibert, and Nikolai Ragozin.[4] Zaibert was later killed in action and not replaced, thus leaving only two members of the party in the People's Council.[6]
In 2016 Litvinov and Ragozin were expelled from the People's Council due to a "loss of confidence", thus leaving the party with no representatives.[4]
Program[edit]
The party's program is fully copied and is identical with the party's program of the Communist Party of Ukraine.[failed verification][7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Vperyod. Official website[dead link]
- ^ a b "Communist Party created in Donetsk People's Republic". TASS. 8 October 2014.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) "Parliament" of terrorists of "DNR" led by a communist, Ukrayinska Pravda (24 July 2014)
- ^ a b c d e f g Communists of Donbass ask Zyuganov for protection. Gazeta.ru. 20 May 2016
- ^ Eastern Ukraine's Fake State Is About to Elect a Fake Prime Minister
- ^ "Donetsk: The Third Extraordinary Congress of the Communist Party of the DNR Took Place". Left Russia. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic program. Vperyod.
