Timeline of liberal parties in Russia
This Timeline of liberal parties in Russia is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. Parties printed in italic are parties outside the liberal spectrum. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necesary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.
Some observers include the Union of Right Forces (Sojuz Pravich Sil) as a liberal party. In this scheme the party is not included, but considered a democratic conservative party, that can be called liberal in the sense of pro free-market and ant-authoritarianism
Constitutional Democrats
- 1905: The Liberation Union (Sojuz Osvobo?denija) formed together with the Union of Zemstvo-Constitutionalists (Sojuz Zemcev-Konstitucionistov) the liberal Constitutional Democratic Party (Konstitucionno-Demokratičeskaja Partija), also known as People's Freedom Party (Partija Narodnoj Svobody), led by Pavel Milyukov
- 1906: A faction formed the ⇒ Party of Democratic Reform
- 1917: De party is banned by the communist regime, but continued in exile
- 1921: The party disappeared
Octobrists
- 1905: Conservative liberals formed the Progressive Party (Progressivnaja Partija), led by Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov
- 1917: Most of the party merged into the ⇒ Constitutional Democratic Party, some continued as the Radical Democratic Party (Radikal'no-Demokratičeskja Partija)
Jabloko
See also