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Communist Party

Founded in January 1912 under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, the Communist Party was the ruling party of communist Russia until 1991 when it dissolved due to the anti-communist acts in the world. The party lead such events such as the October Revolution, which overthrew the Russian provisional government after World War I to pave way for a communist ruling. When Stalin came into power he had begun placing many of his supporters throughout the Communist Party to make his take over the USSR much easier. However, during his reign he became paranoid about his power and turned against the Communist Party, killing anyone who threatened his power. This was known as Stalin's Great Purge. Stalin felt the "old Bolsheviks" or the ones who lead the Revolution of 1917 were no longer radical enough to want good change for Russia, and they were exiled from the Communist Party, tried, and killed for their crimes against their government.