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Union of Social Democrats (USD; Russian: Союз социал-демократов; ССД; Soyuz sotsial-demokratov, SSD) was an all-Russian non-governmental organization founded on 20 October 2007 by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.[1]
Union of Social Democrats Союз социал-демократов | |
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| Abbreviation | USD (English) ССД (Russian) |
| Leader | Vacant |
| Founder | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| Founded | 20 October 2007 |
| Dissolved | 15 November 2013 |
| Split from | Social Democratic Party of Russia |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Youth wing | Russian Social-Democratic Union of Youth |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (consultative)[needs update?] |
| Colours | Red Light blue |
| Website | |
| http://sdorg.ru/ | |
The party had its roots in the former Social Democratic Party of Russia, which lost its official status in April 2007 due to low party membership.
The Union of Social Democrats skipped the 2007 general election, in order to concentrate on its ultimate goal: to become a mass political party by 2011.
In September 2008, Gorbachev announced the formation of the Independent Democratic Party of Russia,[2] although the plans later fell through.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gorbachev sets up Russia movement". BBC News. October 20, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
- ^ "Михаил Горбачев и Александр Лебедев объединят независимых демократов (Mikhail Gorbachev and Alexander Lebedev will unite the independent Democrats)". Lenta. September 29, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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External links
edit- "Official web-site of Union of social-democrats" (in Russian).
- "LJ-community of Union of social-democrats" (in Russian).[permanent dead link]
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