United Socialist Party of Russia
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The United Socialist Party of Russia was a socialist
political party in Russia
established in 2003, that succeeded the Spiritual Heritage
movement. In the 2003 legislative elections
it was part of the Rodina
coalition that won 9.2 percent of the vote and 37 of the 450 seats in the Duma. In 2008 the party merged into Just Russia.
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
political party in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
established in 2003, that succeeded the Spiritual Heritage
Spiritual Heritage
The All-Russian Social-Political Movement “Spiritual Heritage”, also known as Spiritual Heritage, Spiritual Legacy or Dukhovnoye Naslediye was a left-wing nationalist party in Russia...
movement. In the 2003 legislative elections
Russian legislative election, 2003
Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on December 7, 2003. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma , the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia ....
it was part of the Rodina
Rodina
Rodina or Motherland-National Patriotic Union was one of the four parties that controlled seats in the Russian legislature in 2003-2007...
coalition that won 9.2 percent of the vote and 37 of the 450 seats in the Duma. In 2008 the party merged into Just Russia.