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The All-Union Communist Party
The All-Union Communist Party was dated from 1917-1991, the party was also from Russia. The party arose from the Bolshevik side of the RSDWP. The Bolsheviks in 1903 were led by Vladimir Lenin. In 1917 the Bolsheviks broke away from the Menshevik side of the RSDWP. In 1918 the Bolsheviks became the ruling party of Russia so they changed their name to the All-Russian Communist Party. After the founding of the U.S.S.R. in 1925 they changed their name to The All-Union Communist Party. Then finally to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1925. The party arose to disagreement with capitalism and the socialists of the Second International who supported their capitalist government during World War I. Following their victory in the Russian

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