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COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) was the ruling Party in the Soviet Union and, therefore, its most important political institution. The Party experienced a number of name changes during its history from its foundation in 1898 until the dissolution of the USSR and the banning of the Party in 1991: Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) (March 1898 – March 1918), Russian Communist Party (RCP) (March 1918 – December 1925), All-Union Communist Party (AUCP) (Bolsheviks) (December 1925 – October 1952), and Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) (October 1952 – 1991). There were two chief phases in the Party's ...

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