The '''Communist Party of the Soviet Union''' was the only official party of the [[Soviet Union]]. It was started in January 1912 by [[Lenin]], and led the [[October Revolution]] of 1917. The party was dissolved in 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed. Communist Parties still exist in [[Russia]], including the modern [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] and Communist Workers Party of Russia, although in free democratic Russia these parties typically garner only 14-17% of the vote in parliamentary elections.
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The '''Communist Party of the Soviet Union''' was the only official party of the [[Soviet Union]]. It was started in January 1912 by [[Lenin]], and led the [[October Revolution]] of 1917. The party was dissolved in 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed. Communist Parties still exist in [[Russia]], including the modern [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] and Communist Workers Party of Russia, although in free democratic Russia these parties typically garner only about 14-17% of the vote in parliamentary elections.