{{Other uses|Social Democratic Party of Russia (disambiguation){{!}}Social Democratic Party of Russia}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2009}} {{Infobox Political Party | native_name = Союз социал-демократов | native_name_lang = ru | abbreviation = USD (English)<br>ССД (Russian) | founder = Mikhail Gorbachev | logo = 200px | colorcode = #DB261B | foundation = {{Start date|2007|10|20|df=yes}} | dissolution = 15 November 2013 | split = Social Democratic Party of Russia | ideology = Social democracy<br>Democratic socialism | position = Centre-left | headquarters = Moscow, Russia | international = Socialist International (consultative){{update inline|date=August 2022|?=yes}} | youth_wing = Russian Social-Democratic Union of Youth | colours = {{color box|#DB261B|border=darkgray}} Red<br />{{color box|#027AC6|border=darkgray}} Light blue | country = Russia }} '''Union of Social Democrats''' ('''USD'''; {{langx|ru|Союз социал-демократов; ССД}}; ''Soyuz sotsial-demokratov'', ''SSD'') was an all-Russian non-governmental organization founded on 20 October 2007 by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7054274.stm|title=Gorbachev sets up Russia movement|publisher=BBC News|date=October 20, 2007|access-date=2007-10-20}}</ref>
The party had its roots in the former Social Democratic Party of Russia, which lost its official status in April 2007 due to low party membership.
The Union of Social Democrats skipped the 2007 general election, in order to concentrate on its ultimate goal: to become a mass political party by 2011.
In September 2008, Gorbachev announced the formation of the Independent Democratic Party of Russia,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2008 |title=Михаил Горбачев и Александр Лебедев объединят независимых демократов (Mikhail Gorbachev and Alexander Lebedev will unite the independent Democrats) |url=https://lenta.ru/news/2008/09/29/party/ |access-date=September 23, 2024 |website=Lenta}}</ref> although the plans later fell through.
==See also== *Independent Democratic Party of Russia *List of political parties in Russia *Politics of Russia *Russian Social-Democratic Union of Youth
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==External links== *{{cite web |url=http://community.livejournal.com/soc_dem/ |title=LJ-community of Union of social-democrats |language=ru |access-date=2007-11-04 |archive-date=2012-11-28 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121128065953/http://community.livejournal.com/soc_dem/ |url-status=dead }} {{Socialist parties in the Russian Federation}}
Category:2007 establishments in Russia Category:2013 disestablishments in Russia Category:Mikhail Gorbachev Category:Organizations established in 2007 Category:Socialist International Category:Socialist organizations in Russia
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