KPRF in the political system of Russia: the phenomenon of "systemic opposition"
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) is one of the country’s leading political parties, officially active since 1992, and the largest left - wing party in the Russian Federation. Formally, the Communist Party traces its continuity from the CPSU, but at the same time it is deeply integrated into the new Russian political context. The Communist Party adapts its program to new political realities and at the same time remains one of the few ideological parties in Russia. By combining a certain continuity and ideological and political innovations, the Communist Party achieved not only the preservation of its status within the existing political system, but also the ability to influence political processes. Thanks to the strategy chosen by the party leadership, the Communist Party is one of three parties that participated in all the elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and one of two all-Russian political parties (along with the LDPR) that were represented in all six convocations of the federal Parliament. At the same time, the new political realities that developed in the 2000s and 2010s required further changes in strategy and tactics from the Communist Party. The authors of the article aim to assess the effectiveness of the political strategy chosen by the leadership of the Communist Party, and based on this-the prospects of the party in the current political situation.