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| − | The '''Liberal Democratic Party of Russia''' ('''LDPR''') is a [[political party]] in [[Russia]]. It is one of the four major parties in the country. Its ideology is [[nationalism]] and [[populism]]. The party was originally founded as the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union in 1989<ref | + | The '''Liberal Democratic Party of Russia''' ('''LDPR''') is a [[political party]] in [[Russia]]. It is one of the four major parties in the country. Its ideology is [[nationalism]] and [[populism]]. The party was originally founded as the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union in 1989<ref>[http://www.russiaprofile.org/resources/political/majorparties/ldpr/index.wbp Liberal Democratic Party of Russia] ''Russiaprofile.org''</ref> and renamed to Liberal Democratic Party of Russia in 1991.<ref>[http://www.russiatoday.ru/spotlight/release/876/ Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Chairman, Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR)] ''Russia Today''</ref> Since its establishment, it has been headed by Vladimir Zhirinovsky. The stated political opponents of the party are the [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] (CPRF) and the [[Yabloko]]. |
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Revision as of 19:57, August 26, 2015
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) is a political party in Russia. It is one of the four major parties in the country. Its ideology is nationalism and populism. The party was originally founded as the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union in 1989[1] and renamed to Liberal Democratic Party of Russia in 1991.[2] Since its establishment, it has been headed by Vladimir Zhirinovsky. The stated political opponents of the party are the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) and the Yabloko.
References
- ↑ Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Russiaprofile.org
- ↑ Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Chairman, Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Russia Today