Union of Communists of Ukraine

Union of Communists of Ukraine
Ideology Communism
Marxism Leninism[1]
International affiliation International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
International Communist Seminar
Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties
Verkhovna Rada
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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]

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