Communist Party of the Soviet Union (New Union)

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union, often abbreviated as the C.P.S.U. (К.П.С.С., K.P.S.S.), is one of the major political parties of the. Established in 1912 by, the political party would pave the way of 20th century communism. Between 1917 until the late 1980s, the CPSU was the only registered party of the Soviet Union, and virtually ran the country. Prior to 1992, the party's main platform and ideology was. During the 1980s, the control of communism globally would weaken, leading to revolutions and political reforms across the communist world (with the CPSU virtually the last party to reform). was the last General Secretary of the CPSU to also hold the title of national leader of the Soviet Union (establishing the office of presidency in 1990). The current General Secretary of the CPSU is, who is part of a coalition of Communist party members known as.