Russia was turned into a single political party system so that there would be no political opposition to what Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks proposed to do for Russia after they took over the government in the October Revolution of 1917.
At the time of the takeover there were several political parties, most of them larger then the Bolshevik Party. There were the Mensheviks, the Social Revolutionaries and the KaDets to name a few. They all had differing points of view on how the new Russia was to be run. The Bolsheviks had a following of a little over 1 million members in a country with an estimated 147 million people. Even Lenin knew they were a drop in the bucket and could be removed from power if the other political parties were able to muster the votes. In order to prevent organized opposition to the Bolshevik plans, Lenin abolished all other political parties, especially the other Marxist/Communist ones.
Later on, Lenin even forbade differences of opinion within the Bolshevik Party itself where those opinions were contrary to his beliefs.
Centralized state dominated by a single party.
Yes. It is called the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. It is the second largest party in Russia.
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of Russia from 1917 to 1922. He was a communist, and he turned Russia into the Soviet Union. Lenin was predecessor to Stalin.
Bolsheviks were the first members of the communist revolutionary party in Russia
Russia, but then turned on them in 1941.
Centralized state dominated by a single party.
Agrarian Party of Russia ended in 2008.
Democratic Party of Russia ended in 2008.
Democratic Party of Russia was created in 1990.
Party of Russia's Rebirth was created in 2002.
Party of Russia's Rebirth ended in 2008.
Agrarian Party of Russia was created in 1993.
Libertarian Party of Russia was created in 2007.
Christian Democratic Party of Russia was created in 1990.
Czechoslovak Communist Party in Russia was created in 1918.
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia was created in 1991.
People's National Party - Russia - was created in 1994.