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Arab Times
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
Zyuganov re-elected head of Russian communist party
MOSCOW, July 6, (Xinhua): Gennady Zyuganov has been unanimously re-elected chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the party announced on Saturday. The re-election took place at the first organizational plenum of the Central Committee following the 19th CPRF Congress. "On Saturday, July 5, Gennady Zyuganov was unanimously elected chairman of the CPRF Central Committee," the party said in a statement posted on its official Telegram channel. In addition to Zyuganov's reappointment, Ivan Melnikov, first deputy speaker of the State Duma, and Yuri Afonin, first deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, were also reappointed as first deputy chairmen of the party's central committee. Zyuganov has led the CPRF since its founding in 1993. The party, one of Russia's five parliamentary factions, has maintained a presence in the State Duma since its inception.
Russia Today
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russian Communists want Stalin rehabilitated
The Russian Communist Party (CPRF) has set the goal of restoring the reputation of Joseph Stalin, adopting a resolution calling for 'historical justice' for the one-time Soviet leader. According to the document supported at a party convention held this week, the criticism of the Stalin era and his policies leveled by his successor, Nikita Khrushchev, was 'misdirected' and 'politically motivated.' In its resolution, the CPRF distanced itself from Khrushchev's assessment of what he called Stalin's 'personality cult.' In 1956, Khrushchev, who himself played a significant role in the political oppression of the Great Terror – a period of mass repressions in the USSR in 1930s – denounced during a famous Communist Party congress the crimes of his former boss and the cult of personality he cultivated during his reign. He also introduced a policy of 'de-Stalinization,' removing memorials to his predecessor around the country. Stalin's legacy still divides opinion inside modern Russia. Some revere him for his leadership through World War II, while others view him as a tyrant responsible for the death of imprisonment of many. Russia's modern Communist Party views Stalin in an increasingly positive light. In 2021, the Communists in Nizhny Novgorod Region announced their plans to construct a museum dedicated to him. 'Stalin is a symbol of victory, the commonwealth of fraternal nations, the power and greatness of the Power that ensured peace in the world and kept it from World War III,' the head of the local party branch, Vladislav Yegorov, said at the time. According to Yegorov, the Nizhny Novgorod Stalin Center should become the first step towards opening similar museums across Russia. The party also organized the erection of monuments to Stalin throughout the country. At the latest convention, the CPRF also adopted another resolution calling on President Vladimir Putin to rename the city of Volgograd back to Stalingrad. Long-time CPRF party head Gennady Zyuganov has long advocated for such a step. He made a similar appeal ahead of the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War in May. According to the CPRF resolution, Volgograd Region should revert to its 'historical' name as well. The Kremlin has so far not commented on the initiatives.
Metro
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Metro
Russia offers Elon Musk political asylum after his falling out with Donald Trump
Never one to miss an opportunity for political meddling, Russia has now offered Elon Musk asylum after his public feud with Donald Trump. Dmitry Novikov, the first deputy chai of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Dmitry Novikov (CPRF), compared Musk to Edward Snowden, the whistleblower responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history. Novikov said: 'I think that Musk is playing a completely different game, that he will not need any political asylum, although if he did need it, Russia, of course, could provide it.' Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here. MORE: Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's messy history amid fallout with Elon Musk MORE: Donald Trump and Elon Musk get bizarre reality TV offer after public spat MORE: Russia blames Britain for Ukraine's attack on airfields destroying 40 war planes
News18
29-04-2025
- Politics
- News18
Shaurya Chakra Awardee's Mother, CRPF Jawan's Wife, J&K Constable Among Possible Pakistan Deportees
Shamima Akhtar, mother of Shaurya Chakra awardee Mudasir Ahmad Shaikh, is among 60 women being deported to Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack. Mother of a Shaurya Chakdra awardee, wife of a CPRF jawan, and a Jammu and Kashmir Police constable are on the list of authorities who would be deported to Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. Shamima Akhtar, the mother of Shaurya Chakra winner police constable Mudasir Ahmad Shaikh, is one of the 60 people being deported to Pakistan. Shaikh died in May 2022 while fighting terrorists. He was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra. A Pakistani national, who married a jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force, has been sent back from Jammu for deportation to Pakistan. On the list also include a police constable, Iftikhar Ali, who has been detained at the police station. In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack last week, the Centre announced a slew of measures, including suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, downgrading diplomatic relations with Islamabad, and ordering all Pakistanis on short-term visas to leave India by April 27 or face action. The 60 deportees comprise wives and children of ex-militants, who returned to the valley under the 2010 rehabilitation policy for former ultras. Of them, 36 had been living in Srinagar, nine each in Baramulla and Kupwara, four in Budgam, and two in Shopian district, officials said. First Published: April 29, 2025, 19:53 IST
Russia Today
27-03-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russian communists want Stalingrad back
The leader of the Russian Communist Party (CPRF), Gennady Zyuganov, has called for the city of Volgograd to be renamed Stalingrad to properly mark the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. The city, which was known as Stalingrad from 1925 to 1961, became the venue for one of the fiercest battles of WWII, which historians believe changed the course of the conflict in the Soviet Union's favor and paved the way for the ultimate defeat of the Nazis. Addressing the Russian parliament on Wednesday, Zyuganov stressed that 'we have 80 years of victory ahead of us. I call on everyone once again' to make sure that Volgograd has its 'true name' returned to it. Read more First PHOTOS of Jude Law as Putin emerge If the city of 860,000 is not re-branded as Stalingrad before May 9, when Victory Day is celebrated in Russia, then MPs should fly there and make sure it happens, he insisted. During World War II, Soviet troops 'fought for Stalingrad and got their medals for it too,' the Communist leader explained. The Russian people 'will understand everything' if Stalingrad is back on the map, Zyuganov insisted. 'We must mark this holiday properly,' he added. Volgograd was originally called Tsaritsyn, taking its name from the island where Russian troops built a fort during the 16th century. Due to the name's association with the monarchy, the Bolshevik government rebranded the city in honor of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1925. READ MORE: Zelensky speaks of 'hatred of Russians' The USSR's next leader, Nikita Khrushchev, changed the name to Volgograd after the nearby Volga river in 1961 as part of his 'de-Stalinization' campaign. Since 1991, multiple petitions have been launched to revert the name to either Tsaritsyn or Stalingrad. There have been at least two big campaigns to restore the name Stalingrad. One was spearheaded by the Communist Party in 2013, while another emerged in 2021 and was backed by the party 'A Just Russia – For Truth'. Over the past decade, Volgograd has used the name during events commemorating war victims as a token of respect. A 2023 study by state-owned pollster VTSIOM showed some 67% of the city's residents were skeptical of the name change and wanted to keep living in Volgograd.
