Progressive Party of Russia (21st Century Crisis)

The Progressive Party of Russia (Russian: Прогрессивная партия России) also known as the Russian Progressives, Progressive Russians, Russians For Progress and Change, and the Left Bear, is a left-wing political party in the United Russian Republics. The political party espouses social equality, Muslim and immigrant rights, anti-militarism and what it calls a "resistance to authoritarian regimes". It also claims that it supports the integration of Russia into the European Union and calls for a "NATO-friendly Russia".

Although headquartered in Moscow, it also has offices in Kiev, as Ukraine has its heaviest concentration of followers. Georgia and Azerbaijan have the next heaviest concentration of followers.

It is Russia's second-largest party, after the United Russia Party (the current ruling party) and larger than the Communist Party. It forms one of the major political parties of The Opposition, and The Other Russia, two opposition blocs meant to oppose the current regime of Vladimir Putin.

Despite being left-wing, the Russian Progressives stated that they are not aligned with, and actually also oppose the Communist Party.

History
The Progressive Party of Russia was formed during the presidency of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, and was, for the most part, found by Muslim citizens of Russia. For the most part, the Russian Progressives recieved little to no support, due to the widespread popularity of Zhirinovsky, and other left-wing groups in Russia had formed their own parties.

The party became most active during Russia's intervention in the Arab Spring. At this point, Yulia Tymoshenko, running under the Progressive Party, won the elections as the Head of the Republic of Ukraine. At this point, Ukraine became a hotbed of seperatist movements, of all differing agendas, with some wanting to separate Ukraine from Russia, and others wanting Crimea to become its own Russian republic. Tymshenko and the Progressive Russians were vocal in opposing Russia's various actions, especially Medvedev's decision to send military police to the Muslim republics in Russia, in concerns that they may support the Muslim Brotherhood.

Tymoshenko became an active supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood. Tymoshenko donated hundreds of thousands into Muslim organizations in Russia, and called for the lifting on the ban of the Russian Chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood. For the majority of its history, Tymoshenko formed the largest political threat against the regime of Putin.

In 2014, Yulia Tymoshenko stepped down as the party leader, in favor of Petro Poroshenko. Russian soldiers were present in Ukraine during party elections, to ensure that no seperatists ever got control. No clashes or disturbances occured between Russian authorities and the transition took place with no problem.

Poroshenko also accused the Putin regime of meddling in the United States, French and Scandinavian elections.