New Communist Party of Georgia
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New Communist Party of Georgia , is a political party
in Georgia
. Founded in 2001 by Yevgeny Dzhugashvili
, the grandson of Joseph Stalin
. Dzhugashvili later left the position as party leader.
The party symbol is a hedgehog
.
The party participated in the June 2004 elections in Adjara
.
The party is affiliated to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
of Oleg Shenin
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. Founded in 2001 by Yevgeny Dzhugashvili
Yevgeny Dzhugashvili
Yevgeny Yakovlevich Dzhugashvili is a retired polkovnik of the Soviet/Russian Air Force and the son of Yakov Dzhugashvili. He has gained note as a defender of his grandfather Joseph Stalin's reputation, and in the 1999 elections of the Russian State Duma, he was one of the faces of the Stalin...
, the grandson of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
. Dzhugashvili later left the position as party leader.
The party symbol is a hedgehog
Hedgehog
A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand . There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas...
.
The party participated in the June 2004 elections in Adjara
Adjara
Adjara , officially the Autonomous Republic of Adjara , is an autonomous republic of Georgia.Adjara is located in the southwestern corner of Georgia, bordered by Turkey to the south and the eastern end of the Black Sea...
.
The party is affiliated to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Shenin)
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union is an organization which split from the Union of Communist Parties — Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 2001 after disagreements between Oleg Shenin and Gennady Zyuganov over the creation of a united Communist Party of Russia and Belarus...
of Oleg Shenin
Oleg Shenin
Oleg Semyonovich Shenin was the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , which should not be confused with the larger UCP-CPSU....
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