Ukrainian Communist Party

Ukrainian Communist Party
Українська комуністична партія
AbbreviationUKP
LeaderMykhailo Tkachenko
Andriy Richytsky
FoundedJanuary 25, 1920 (1920-01-25)
DissolvedMarch 1, 1925 (1925-03-01)
Split fromUkrainian Social Democratic Labour Party
Merged intoCommunist Party of Ukraine
NewspaperChervoniy Prapor
Membership (1920)3,000
IdeologyNational communism
Marxism
Revolutionary socialism
Ukrainian nationalism
Left-wing nationalism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
AnthemThe Internationale

The Ukrainian Communist Party (Ukrainian: Українська комуністична партія, romanizedUkrainska komunistychna partiia) was an oppositional political party in Soviet Ukraine, from 1920 until 1925. Its followers were known as Ukapists (укапісти, ukapisty), from the initials UKP.