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9 unusual facts about United Russia


Moscow City Duma

The last election, held in 2009, left United Russia in the majority with 32 seats and the Communist Party with 3 seats.

Nikolai Budarin

Since 2007 he is a member of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, representing the pro-Kremlin United Russia party.

Not by Bread Alone

The advertisement campaign for the movie coincided with the 2005 State Duma by-elections there, and Govorukhin was a candidate from the governing United Russia party.

People's Khural of Kalmykia

The fourth legislature which was constituted in 2008 consists of 27 deputies, i.e. 17 deputies of United Russia, 7 of the Communist Party and 3 of the Agrarian Party of Russia.

Pyotr Krasnov

On January 17, 2008, Victor Vodolatsky, Ataman of Don Cossacks and a deputy of the United Russia party in the Russian Duma signed a controversial decree regarding creation of a workgroup for rehabilitation of Pyotr Krasnov.

Romanian Orthodox Church

In December 2007 Russian Duma United Russia’s MP Konstantin Zatulin accused the Romanian Orthodox Church of “proselytism” against the Russian Orthodox Church in Moldova (and Transnistria) with the aim of annexing these territories into Romania.

United Russia

A survey, whose results were presented by Henry E. Hale in 2008 at the Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association, indicates that the Russian population associates the party with a market economic orientation, opposition to communism, a moderately pro-Western foreign policy and a tough stance on rebellious minority regions like Chechnya.

During the December 2007 election, the party was accused by voters and election monitoring group GOLOS of numerous election law violations banned in the Russian Constitution.

In March 2013 about 50 members of the United Russia from Abansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai announced their withdrawal from the party.


Communist Party of the Russian Federation

It is the second largest political party in the Russian Federation, after United Russia.

In February 2005 the CPRF managed to beat the ruling pro-Kremlin party, United Russia, in elections to the regional legislature of Nenets Autonomous Okrug, obtaining 27% of the popular vote.

On 7 April 2011, the CPRF candidate Ilya Potapov won the mayoral election in the town of Berdsk with a landslide victory over the United Russia candidate.

But since Roman Grebennikov has switched allegiances to United Russia, angering many communists who accuse him of using the CPRF as a tool to become elected.

Legislative Assembly of Amur Oblast

Following the results of elections in Legislative assembly of tne VI convocation a barrier there passed 4 parties: United Russia – 17 places, LDPR – 8 places, the CPRF – 8 places, Just Russia – 3 places.

Vladislav Reznik

He is a member of the United Russia since its formation by a merger of Unity and the Fatherland – All Russia.


see also

A Just Russia

According to Professor Richard Sakwa, the creation of A Just Russia was supported by the siloviki faction in the Presidential administration; the aim was to create a more left-oriented alternative to United Russia.

Igor Putin

In October 2006 Igor Putin changed his political affiliations from the United Russia to A Just Russia political party.

Young Guard

The Young Guard of United Russia, a pro-Kremlin 'direction action' youth organization, youth wing of United Russia