Union of Social Democrats

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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
AbbreviationUSD (English)
ССД (Russian)
LeaderVacant
FounderMikhail Gorbachev
Founded20 October 2007 (2007-10-20)
Dissolved15 November 2013
Split fromSocial Democratic Party of Russia
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Youth wingRussian Social-Democratic Union of Youth
IdeologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Political positionCentre-left
International affiliationSocialist 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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Gorbachev sets up Russia movement". BBC News. October 20, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  2. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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