Left Opposition (Ukraine)
The Left Opposition was a Pro-Russian coalition of socio-political organizations and parties in Ukraine established in June 2015.
On March 19, 2022, the activities of the political group were suspended, and later banned, by the National Security and [Defense Council of Ukraine|National Security and Defense Council] during martial law.
Leadership
The association was headed by 5 co-chairs:- Petro Symonenko – First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine
- Nataliya Vitrenko – Chairwoman of the Progressive [Socialist Party of Ukraine]
- Valery Soldatenko – former director of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory
- Rudolf Povarnitsyn – world record holder in athletics
- Heorhiy Kryuchkov – member of the Communist Party of Ukraine
Members
The association includes 5 political parties, 13 public organizations and 6 individuals.Parties:
- Communist Party of Ukraine
- Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine
- "Kievan Rus'" Party
- Workers' Party of Ukraine
- Slavic Party of Ukraine
- New Power Party
- Anti-Fascist Committee of Ukraine
- All-Ukrainian Union of Workers
- All-Ukrainian Union of Soviet Officers
- All-Ukrainian Women's Organization "The Gift of Life"
- Eurasian People's Union
- Association "For the Union of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia"
- Association "Intelligentsia of Ukraine - for socialism"
- Leninist Communist Youth Union of Ukraine
- Labor Conference of Ukraine
- Slavic Committee of Ukraine
- Cathedral of Orthodox Women of Ukraine
- Communist Student Council
- Union of Orthodox Brotherhoods of Ukraine
- Petro Tolochko — National [Academy of Sciences of Ukraine]
Ideology
Political theses of the organization:- The events of February 2014 are a "coup d'état" that led Ukraine to the loss of economic and political independence;
- The domestic and foreign policy of Ukraine is “determined by the United States of America, international financial oligarchies”;
- Ukraine is “united by a common history, culture, spirituality, civilizational values” with Russia and Belarus, but not with the USA and EU countries;
- The territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine were preserved only in the conditions of the unity of "our countries and fraternal peoples";
- Organization denounces laws condemning communist ideology;
- The organization condemns the course towards the integration of Ukraine with Europe.
- Joining the Customs Union with Russia;
- Russian as a second state language;
- "Restoration of good neighborly, equal and mutually beneficial relations" with the Russian Federation and Belarus.