Communist Party of the Soviet Union (2001)

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Коммунистическая Партия Советского Союза, Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Sovetskogo Soyuza; short: КПСС, KPSS) is an organization which split from the Union of Communist Parties — Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 2001 after disagreements between Oleg Shenin and Gennady Zyuganov over the creation of a united communist party of the Union of Belarus and Russia. It had been led by Shenin until his death in May 2009.

• Oleg Shenin (21 July 2001 – 28 May 2009; as Chairman)
• Vladimir Berezin (20 March–16 July 2010; as First Secretary)
• Sergey Alexandrov (acting 21 July 2010; official from 20 November 2010–present)

1. ^ Note that there are two parties named "Communist Party of Azerbaijan". They are completely different parties, with completely different leaders. One is a member of the "Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union", while the other one is a member of the "Communist Party of the Soviet Union (2001)".
2. ^ South Ossetia is a partially recognized state.