Gennady Zyuganov has decided which composition of the party leadership will go to the presidential elections. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation has been renewed by more than a third. New composition of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation

The party is relying on the rejuvenation of personnel

At the XVII Congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, which was held in Moscow on May 27, Gennady Zyuganov was expectedly re-elected as chairman of the Central Committee. At the same time, the composition of the Central Committee was renewed by a third, and Yuri Afonin became its deputy chairman instead of Valery Rashkin.

Ten thousand new members

“We made a deep analysis of the systemic crisis in which our country finds itself, but at the same time we proposed a real program for getting out of it, which we agreed with possible allies and fellow travelers who will go with us to both local, gubernatorial and presidential elections,” - Gennady Zyuganov said at a press conference following the congress. In his opinion, the main result of the congress is that “people felt: the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is a party of the people, of the working people, which really has an idea of ​​​​what is happening.”

The participants of the congress received more than 50 greetings and congratulations, including from Russian President Vladimir Putin. In his telegram, he called the Communists’ balanced and business-like approach to discussing key issues and noted attention to topics important to citizens, primarily the protection of social and labor rights.

Of the 344 elected delegates, 340 made it to the congress. The event began with the presentation of party and Komsomol tickets. If in four years the ranks of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation have been replenished with 60 thousand new members, then in recent months alone, 10 thousand have signed up to join the party ranks following the “anniversary” call.

The agenda included the political report of the Central Committee, the report of the central control and audit commission of the party, the issue of changes in the party charter, elections of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the central control and audit commission.

Practitioners and theorists

The participation of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in municipal elections remains an acute problem, says Gennady Zyuganov: “In recent years, in the lower-level elections, we nominated only about 20 percent of candidates; by the way, every second one won in many regions. Therefore, we need to decisively correct this, nominate as many talented people as possible who are respected locally.”

The relevance of the party’s program “10 steps to a decent life” has been confirmed, it has been tested and will remain the focus of our attention for the next reporting period.

“The relevance of the party’s program “10 steps to a decent life” has been confirmed, it has been tested and will remain the focus of our attention for the next reporting period,” said the ideologist of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, State Duma deputy Dmitry Novikov. He added that the party not only has a program, but also a team capable of implementing it, and the speeches of the Governor of the Irkutsk Region Sergei Levchenko and the Mayor of Novosibirsk Anatoly Lokot showed how effectively representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation can organize work in difficult conditions.

At the congress, a provision was introduced into the Charter of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, which obliges party members to master theoretical knowledge and have solid Marxist-Leninist training, Novikov noted.

In the State Duma, the Communist Party faction will continue to fight for bills on children of war, on education for all, and for changes to the Labor Code.

The Central Committee has seriously “rejuvenated”

“At the first organizational plenum, elections of the Central Committee took place; Gennady Zyuganov was unanimously and unanimously chosen for the post of the Central Committee. This, in our opinion, emphasizes not only the fact that the party leader is highly respected in its leadership structures, but also that there is a clear, firm position and understanding of where to move,” explained Dmitry Novikov.

Of the 186 members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, 61 were replaced. The new composition includes 29 women, and the average age is 54.8 years. 125 people with an average age of 41 years became candidates for membership of the Central Committee.

First Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee Ivan Melnikov will continue to lead the party’s election headquarters, Vladimir Kashin will remain in charge of the “protest action headquarters,” and Dmitry Novikov will continue to be responsible for ideology. Valery Rashkin was replaced as deputy chairman for personnel by Yuri Afonin, who will also remain secretary for organizational and party work. As Zyuganov explained, Rashkin has “no end of his game” in the role of first secretary of the leading city committee - Moscow.

The secretariat of the Central Committee included the chief Komsomol member Vladimir Isakov, the leader of the Communist Party faction in the Moscow City Duma Andrei Klychkov and an employee of the organizational department of the Central Committee Maria Drobot.

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In the year of the centenary of the October Revolution, the Lenin Prize was revived

Starting this year, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation decided to re-establish the Lenin Prize - in Soviet times it was one of the highest forms of reward for citizens by the state. The laureates were political publicist Yuri Belov, director of the Lenin state farm near Moscow Pavel Grudinin, historian and publicist Yuri Emelyanov, Doctor of Philosophy Richard Kosolapov and editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Soviet Russia” Valentin Chikin.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is actively preparing for the 19th international meeting of communist and workers' parties, which will be held in November in St. Petersburg and Moscow and will coincide with the centenary of the October Revolution.

“More than a hundred applications have already been submitted for the celebrations dedicated to the centenary of the Great October Revolution,” Zyuganov informed, “first we will gather in Leningrad, where we will visit Smolny and the cruiser Aurora, then a concert will be held at Yubileiny, to which four thousand guests are invited. Then we will return to Moscow, where the international dialogue “Challenges of the 21st Century and Renewed Socialism”, a large demonstration and a solemn rally will take place.”

Gennady Zyuganov was re-elected chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. The main event for the communists was the “rejuvenation” of the top leadership: 40-year-old Yuri Afonin was elected to one of the key positions of deputy chairman of the Central Committee for organizational issues. In connection with the resignation from the post of deputy chairman Valery Rashkin, who in recent years has come up with radical initiatives, the party again stated that a “tendency towards conciliation” was taking over. The delegates also spoke about the problems and reproached Gennady Zyuganov for his reluctance to criticize the president and the government.

At the congress, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation renewed the composition of the Central Committee by a third. The permanent Gennady Zyuganov was again unanimously elected Chairman of the Central Committee, and Nikolai Ivanov was elected Chairman of the updated Central Control and Audit Commission. The first deputy chairman of the Central Committee, Ivan Melnikov, who, as before, will head the party’s election headquarters, retained his position. The leadership of the party “headquarters of protest actions” remains with Vladimir Kashin, who was again elected deputy chairman of the Central Committee. “Ideology and Propaganda” will again be supervised by the Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee, Dmitry Novikov.

One of the main personnel decisions made by Gennady Zyuganov was the change of the deputy in charge of all organizational and party work. This post was taken by Yuri Afonin. Since 2013, as secretary for organizational work, Mr. Afonin has been in charge of work with personnel; before that, he was secretary for youth affairs (one of his ideas at that time was to promote the image of “young Stalin” in order to captivate modern Russian youth with him).

Valery Rashkin was also involved in organizational work as a secretary from 2004 to 2013. As the curator of the organizational department, he was involved in the dispersal of the capital’s branch in 2009, which came into conflict with the leadership of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. After this, Gennady Zyuganov entrusted him with heading the Moscow city committee, and also gave him the post of deputy chairman of the Central Committee. Now the situation has changed: it has been decided that it is inappropriate for Mr. Rashkin to combine two posts. Gennady Zyuganov explained his demotion to a member of the presidium and his replacement with Yuri Afonin by the fact that in Moscow Mr. Rashkin has “no end of work.” “I don’t see a downgrade in status,” Mr. Rashkin told Kommersant. “Moscow remains the main platform for all rallies and pickets.” At the same time, he admits that “we need to act sharper, be more assertive and decisive.”

The release of Valery Rashkin from office may mean that a “tendency towards conciliation” will finally take hold in the leadership of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, says one of the members of the Central Committee. The practice of the Moscow City Committee does not always coincide with the tactics of the leadership of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Thus, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction in the State Duma approved in the first reading a bill on the renovation of five-story buildings in the capital, but Moscow communists joined in holding protest actions. The Communist Party faction in the Moscow City Duma refused to approve the city renovation bill. Also, Mr. Valery Rashkin sent a parliamentary request to verify the facts set out in Alexei Navalny’s film “He’s Not Dimon to You,” which talks about property allegedly used by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. After this, other deputies of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction began to work on instructions to the Security Committee for an official request to law enforcement agencies on the same topic (the request was not supported).

The secretariat of the Central Committee (which manages the current work of the party) has also become rejuvenated. The secretaries of the Central Committee were the leader of the Communist Party faction in the Moscow City Duma Andrei Klychkov, the leader of the Komsomol Vladimir Isakov, as well as an employee of the organizational department of the Central Committee Maria Drobot - the latter two are called close to Yuri Afonin. The exact distribution of their functionality in the party will be dealt with later. Ex-State Duma deputy Sergei Obukhov will oversee information and analytical work and elections, ex-deputy Vadim Solovyov will be busy with legal issues.

On the eve of the congress, at the plenum of the former Central Committee, there were “both complaints and harsh criticism” about the work of the party, one of the delegates told Kommersant. Thus, Yuri Afonin, according to him, does not suit some of his comrades because he “took on the role of the main negotiator with the presidential administration.” Dmitry Novikov was reproached for the ineffectiveness of “propaganda” and preparation of campaigning for election campaigns. Gennady Zyuganov did not escape criticism either. “Some compared the current situation with the times of the late Brezhnev (he led the CPSU party and the country of the USSR from 1964 to 1982.— "Ъ")," one of the meeting participants told Kommersant on condition of anonymity. The congress delegates might recall the manner of Leonid Brezhnev's speech, when Mr. Zyuganov, while delivering his report, stumbled, repeatedly reading the same line.

Former State Duma deputy, employee of the Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Boris Kashin told Kommersant that behind closed doors they spoke more openly: “There was a serious analysis of the situation and harsh criticism of the leadership.” One of the complaints against the leadership is the “lack of criticism of Putin.” “It’s time to call things by their proper names, otherwise during the elections people will not understand how we differ from the current government,” said Mr. Kashin. Echoes of that criticism were heard at the congress on May 27 only in the speech of Kirov Regional Duma deputy Marina Sozontova, who was surprised that in the report of the Central Committee she did not hear the names of either the president or the head of government. The delegates reacted to this phrase with thunderous applause. Gennady Zyuganov did not clap, but in his final speech he advised: “If you want your voice to be listened to, bring 5-10 thousand people to a demonstration. If you want there to be a new government tomorrow, organize a demonstration of 100 thousand in Moscow.” .

The topic of a presidential candidate, no less important for many in the leadership of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, was not raised at the congress. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation believes that it will be relevant closer to autumn.

The Zyuganov era is coming to an end. The upcoming congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation promises to be rich in significant events concerning the future of the party. But the most important thing, of course, happens behind the scenes. There are two fundamental issues on the agenda: the nomination of a presidential candidate and the election of a new chairman of the Central Committee. FederalPress sources say that the congress could bring a lot of surprises, and internal party conflicts could lead to a split in the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. What awaits the second most popular party in the country - in the FederalPress material.

Change is coming. It is no longer possible to put off resolving pressing issues. The change of generations, which the leaders of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation so often spoke about, did not occur. The Communist Party is approaching the presidential elections as a disjointed structure, torn apart by internal squabbles and conflicts. The decisions of the Central Committee Congress should somehow relieve tension and ease pressure from ordinary party members who are dissatisfied with the current state of affairs and the lack of turnover of people in the leadership.

Three teams

At the moment, three most influential groups have emerged within the party. According to FederalPress sources in the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, one of the key decisions of the congress should be the appointment of a young but experienced deputy, secretary of the Central Committee for organizational work Yuri Afonin Deputy Chairman. Now his position is gaining strength. It is through him that all party appointments go through today. Afonin headed the youth wing of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (LKSM RF) for almost ten years, and was the first secretary of the Tula Regional Committee from 2008 to 2014. He managed to surround himself with a young team, mainly from his region. Current leader of the Komsomol Vladimir Isakov also comes from Tula and is Afonin’s protégé, a FederalPress source reports. According to the interlocutor, Yuri Afonin transported his assistants to the capital, who are paid for their accommodation in Moscow. It is Afonin’s candidacy that is considered one of the two main ones as Zyuganov’s successor.

“The appointment of a young Tula communist as deputy head of the Central Committee will mark the beginning of the last stage of the race for the chairman’s seat,” explains the FederalPress source.

The second participant in this race is Dmitry Novikov, one of Zyuganov's current deputies. His position in the party is relatively stable. He also acquired a young team. The main direction of his activity is information and ideological work. Novikov heads the party media and acts as Zyuganov's main speechwriter. It is he who is the author of the ideological statements of the head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. The key difference between Novikov and Afonin is that he is more focused on intra-party work, but is hardly recognizable to outsiders. The figure of Afonin has become popular in the media lately.

Another potential successor to Zyuganov Valery Rashkin in fact dropped out of the race for the chairman's chair. According to a FederalPress source close to the leadership of the Communist Party, Rashkin may be stripped of his position as Zyuganov’s deputy at the next congress.

“Rashkin is regularly subjected to harsh criticism from Zyuganov and other deputies. The actions of Rashkin and the Moscow city committee, which he heads, are very often not coordinated with the position of the leadership of the Central Committee,” explained the FederalPress interlocutor.

Rashkin’s desire to cooperate with Navalny against Prime Minister Medvedev did not find support from Zyuganov. Let us recall that Rashkin was prohibited from asking the head of the Cabinet of Ministers a question about the FBK investigation. Valery Rashkin has repeatedly openly criticized President Vladimir Putin, at a time when the Communist Party of the Russian Federation abandoned its anti-presidential agenda and focused its attention on Medvedev. Reacting to any hot news, such as high-profile murders or corruption scandals, Rashkin achieved media polarity. But it turned into odiousness.

There will be a split

Valery Rashkin’s unspoken conflict with other leaders of the Central Committee could lead to a split in the party, FederalPress sources report. The Moscow City Committee may soon secede if Rashkin is indeed removed from the post of deputy chairman at the next congress. Political consultant Dmitry Fetisov considers such a development of events possible. According to the expert, Valery Rashkin is capable of open conflict with Gennady Zyuganov.

“Such a situation cannot be ruled out. Actually, Zyuganov himself did a lot to weaken his group by not allowing a number of Rashkin’s people in the regions to participate in the State Duma elections. Even his closest ally Obukhov lost his mandate. Accordingly, Rashkin’s influence in the party fell greatly. But again, Rashkin is a fairly radical politician. It is believed to be funded by a number of large companies. He can make unpredictable political moves, radical ones and play openly. These facts allow us to say that a split is possible. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is losing the presidential campaign in advance, before it is announced, and this weakens Zyuganov’s position in the eyes of fellow party members. Rashkin himself may try to use this moment to organize an internal party rebellion against Zyuganov,” Fetisov told FederalPress.

A similar story already happened in 2010, when the previous composition of the Moscow City Committee was dispersed, and its leader Vladimir Ulas was removed from the post of first secretary. Then he and his supporters organized an alternative city committee of the Communist Party in the capital.

Zyuganov is forced to go to the polls

According to interlocutors from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, neither Afonin, nor Novikov, nor Rashkin want to put forward their candidacy for the presidential election. They are pushing Zyuganov in every possible way to participate in the presidential campaign. Gennady Andreevich himself clearly does not want to go to the polls, soberly assessing his chances and state of health. Now he is looking for “options on the side,” among non-party members. Therefore, the issue of approving a candidate for the presidential election is postponed until the Central Committee Congress, which will be held in December 2018. But the upcoming congress will determine the candidates.

Director of the Center for Political Science Research, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Pavel Salin believes that this situation, when no one in the Communist Party of the Russian Federation wants to stand for election, is connected with the current internal political agenda in Russia.

“This is due to the multidirectional signals that the federal government is now demonstrating, because two blocs have taken shape. I will not name them personally. One speaks from the point of view of “an old horse will not spoil the furrow,” the second speaks from the point of view of the need to conduct a dynamic election campaign. And since party members receive multidirectional signals, they do not want to get caught in the middle if something happens,” said the political scientist.

Alliance of communists with monarchists and nationalists

In order to nominate a non-party candidate, the so-called Union of People's Patriotic Forces of Russia, which was established by the Communist Party, was organized. This alliance, however, includes not only left-wing movements (they are a minority), but also openly nationalist organizations, right-wing politicians and even monarchists. An example is Andrei Savelyev, leader of the Great Russia party; Sergei Evstifeev from the Union of Russian People; Sergei Baburin, head of the Russian All-People's Union, and even Igor Strelkov. These figures have nothing to do with the left political platform and Leninism. One of the main speakers of this “patriotic get-together” is the ex-deputy chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation Yuri Boldyrev, who has long been friends with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and participates in many party events. It is he who is seen as an alternative to Zyuganov and as a single candidate from nationalists and communists in the presidential elections, sources from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation say. The nomination of a non-party candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation may be the lesser of two evils for Zyuganov. Political consultant Dmitry Fetisov told FederalPress that future elections could mean failure for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and the candidacy of a non-party figure would at least save the face of the party.

“Zyuganov and his entourage understand perfectly well that failure in the presidential elections will weaken Zyuganov’s position if he participates there. At the same time, it seems to me that Zyuganov himself is not ready for elections. On the one hand, Zyuganov does not want to nominate anyone from the groups that exist within the party, so as not to strengthen them, and at the same time he does not want to nominate himself. Perhaps it will be a third-party candidate like Boldyrev. The leadership of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation was unable to do anything in advance to overcome the crisis at home. Any third-party candidate is a loser in the elections, but it will at least be an attempt to save some face. A stalemate is developing. Nominating a party member is a loss, nominating a non-party member is a loss, but the second option is good because such a candidacy will not be tied to the party,” Fetisov said.

In a conversation with a FederalPress correspondent Yuri Boldyrev admitted that he was directly related to the election processes organized by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.

“I represent certain forces that appeal to the current president and government. I am one of those who are trying to organize nationally oriented forces to nominate a team and presidential candidate for alternative development. On March 31, at the Moscow Economic Forum, we agreed on a common platform with communists and anti-communists,” Boldyrev said.

By inertia

According to FederalPress sources in the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the leadership of the Communist Party does not consider the governor of the Irkustsk region as possible candidates for the presidential election Sergei Levchenko and the mayor of Novosibirsk Anatoly Lokot. A number of experts are confident that the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will follow the path of least resistance in the presidential campaign, because there is very little time left before the elections and it will be very problematic to “promote” the new face. Political scientist Evgeny Minchenko told FederalPress that he sees no other scenario other than the next nomination of Gennady Zyuganov as a presidential candidate. According to Minchenko, Afonin, Lokot, Levchenko and Boldyrev do not fit into this scenario.

“Judging by what is happening in the party now, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will follow the inertial path. Zyuganov will most likely run for election again,” the expert is confident.

Judging by all the available information, the upcoming congress is unlikely to provide answers to pressing questions. There may even be more of them. This means that the protracted internal political crisis in the Communist Party of the Russian Federation has not yet found a solution. Therefore, it is logical to think that this will directly affect the election campaign of the Communist Party.

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A communist from the Urals arrived in an SUV decorated with party symbols and with loudspeakers on the roof. Nearby are more modest cars of the ambassadors of China, Vietnam and North Korea.

The entire Communist Party of the Russian Federation meets once every few years. Emotions were overwhelming. Lenin posters and other souvenirs were in demand. T-shirts with leaders for 250 rubles, a bust of Stalin for two and a half thousand.

“Young people began to wake up and join the party. They no longer want to sit on their tablets and do something incomprehensible. They are interested in the ideas of socialism,” says congress delegate Valery Smolyakov.

Gennady Zyuganov consolidated what he read in the party press with his lengthy report.

“The Communist Party of the Russian Federation must sharply intensify its work among the masses. The themes of our slogans must be relevant and specific. We need to hit the nerve of the social atmosphere! This is the only way we can rally persistent fighters around us,” said Gennady Zyuganov.

The Communists have not yet decided on their candidate for the presidential elections. However, Gennady Zyuganov is always ready to fight for the highest post: “I am the leader of the largest party, if I am not ready, then there is nothing to do here. We must be able to solve problems. We will determine this later at the large council of people’s patriotic forces.”

The party television company “Red Line” broadcast the congress on the Internet. And the delegates quickly posted photos on social networks.

“This is VKontakte, this is Odnoklassniki, this is Facebook, Twitter. As they say, the Communist Party keeps pace with the times, and modern Russian youth can receive current party news,” said congress delegate Andrei Shcheglov.

But the Central Committee considers the presence of communists on the Internet insufficient. Zyuganov admitted today that the party is losing in terms of volume and form of presentation of material. The foreign guests listened attentively.

“Great success and good health to all party members,” Plenipotentiary Minister of the Vietnamese Embassy Lai Ngoc Doan wished.

There was one name on the list of candidates for the post of leader of the Russian communists - Gennady Zyuganov. He has been at the helm since 1993, that is, 24 years. But there have been big changes in the composition of the Central Committee: the main organ of the Communist Party has been renewed by more than a third.