Union of Communists of Ukraine
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| International affiliation | International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties International Communist Seminar Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties |
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The Union of Communists of Ukraine (Russian: Союз коммунистов Украины, abbreviated SKU) is a Ukrainian anti-revisionist[2] communist organization.
In May 2015 laws that ban communist symbols came into effect in Ukraine.[3]
History
The founding conference of the Union of Communists was held in December 1992, and it was registered with Ukrainian authorities in March 1993.[4][5] At the time of organization on March 12, 1993 it claimed to have 2,000 members in 13 oblasts.[4][5] Yurii Solomati was registered as the leader of the organization.[5] The main stronghold of the party has been Luhansk.[5] Initially many party members were also affiliated to the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU), although the KPU soon began purge dissident elements.[5][6] Whilst the influence of the Union of Communists waned, it acted as a competitor of KPU in south-eastern Ukraine at an early stage.[6]
At the 23rd congress of the Union of Communist Parties - Communist Party of the Soviet Union held in March 1993, the Union of Communists was included as an associative member.[7] Considering itself as the legitimate heir of the CPSU, the Union of Communists demanded return of CPSU property seized by the Ukrainian state.[6] The organization called for the reconstruction of the Soviet Union.[6]
The Union of Communists began publishing the theoretical journal Marksizm i sovremennost' (Марксизм и современность, 'Marxism and Modernity') from Kiev in 1995.[8] Politically it was close to the Russian Communist Workers Party, with many people (including Yabrova) holding dual memberships.[6]
As of the early 2000s, the party was led by Tamil' Yabrova.[6]
In 2013 the party took part in the founding of the Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties.[9]
In May 2015 laws that ban communist symbols came into effect in Ukraine.[3]
References
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- ↑ http://www.solidnet.org/ukraine-union-of-communists-of-ukraine/12-imcwp-intervention-by-union-of-communists-of-ukraine-ru
- ↑ http://www.solidnet.org/ukraine-union-of-communists-of-ukraine/12-imcwp-intervention-by-union-of-communists-of-ukraine-ru
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.insocialism.spb.ru/materiali/soiuz-kommunistov-ukraini-20-let-spustya.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 http://shron.chtyvo.org.ua/Andrew_Wilson/The_Ukrainian_Left_In_Transition_to_Social_Democracy_or_Still_in_Thrall_to_the_USSR7__en.pdf
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- ↑ http://www.initiative-cwpe.org/en/home/
