... Kozyrev being sacked, and in January of 1996 the deputy Prime Minister resigns from his position of minister in charge of privatisation. As the communist factions built up within the parliament it appeared that a path back to communism was being formed as the leaders attempt to pass a resolution ... stating that declaring the end of the Soviet Union was an illegal act. President Yeltsin quickly moves to draft a decree to outlaw the communist party however this paper is never issued. Since its introduction in 1993 the State Duma had appeared to be highly influential in Russian politics s...

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... direction and a leader, provided through the April theses and was implemented through populist policies including, the land decree and workers' rights policies. The party, led by a small vanguard, began implementing communist (Leninist) ideologies whilst gaining popular support amongst the population, by succeeding their campaign slogan, peace bread and land for example. As a result, differing visions played a minor role, and is further ... necessity of it, and Lenin's control over the party, allowed for a decisive victory and in turn shaped Russian history, where leadership conflict pl...

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