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Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( CPSU ) Former ruling party of the Soviet Union . It wielded all effective political power in the country and, via the Communist International , had considerable influence over Communist parties in other countries. At its height the CPSU had c. 15 million members, organized into c. 400,000 local units (cells) throughout the Soviet Union. Party organization paralleled the hierarchy of local government administration, thus enabling party control of every level of government. There were ...

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