National Bolshevik Party
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National Bolshevik Party
Национал-большевистская партия |
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| Leader | Eduard Limonov |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Banned | 2007 |
| Succeeded by | The Other Russia |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Ideology | National Bolshevism |
| Political position | Third Position |
| International affiliation | Unknown |
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The National Bolshevik Party (NBP, Russian: Национал-большевистская партия, НБП, also known as the Natsbols, Russian: Нацболы) operated from 1994 as a Russian political party with a political program of National Bolshevism. The NBP became a prominent member of The Other Russia coalition of opposition parties. Russian courts banned the organization: it never officially registered as a political party. In 2010, its leader, Eduard Limonov, founded a new political party, The Other Russia. There have been smaller NBP groups in other countries.
The NBP often used direct-action stunts, mostly against prominent political figures. Its official publication, the newspaper Limonka, derived its name from the party leader's surname and from the idiomatic Russian word for a grenade. The main editor of Limonka for many years was Alexei Vyacheslavovich Tsvetkov.
The NBP historically defended Stalinism, although later on the party said it did not wish to re-create that system. The NBP was highly critical of the Putin government and argued that state institutions such as the bureaucracy, the police and the courts were corrupt and authoritarian.
The NBP had denied links to fascism, stating that all forms of antisemitism, xenophobia, and racism were against the principles of the party.
In 1992, Eduard Limonov founded the National Bolshevik Front as an amalgamation of six minor groups.Aleksandr Dugin was amongst the earliest members, and was instrumental in convincing Limonov to enter politics. The party first attracted attention in 1992 when two members were arrested for possessing grenades. The incident gave the NBP publicity for a boycott campaign they were organizing against Western goods.
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