Socialist Resistance (Russia)

Socialist Resistance
Социалистическое сопротивление
AbbreviationSocSopr (English)
СоцСопр (Russian)
LeaderCollective leadership
Founded1998 (1998)
Dissolved7 March 2011 (2011-03-07)
Preceded byCommittee for Workers' Democracy and International Socialism
Merged intoRussian Socialist Movement
Succeeded bySocialist League Vpered
Socialist Alternative
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
NewspaperLeft Vanguard (1998-2007),
Socialist
IdeologySocialism
Trotskyism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationCommittee for a Workers' International
Colours  Red
Slogan"Struggle! Solidarity! Socialism!"
(‹See Tfd›Russian: "Борьба! Солидарность! Социализм!")
Website
socsopr.ru

The Socialist Resistance (SocSopr; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Социалистическое сопротивление; СоцСопр; Sotsialisticheskoye soprotivleniye, SotsSopr) was a Russian Trotskyist political organization. It was active in a number of cities. Until November 21, 2009, it was the Russian section of the Committee for a Workers' International. On March 7, 2011, Socialist Resistance merged with the Socialist League "Vpered" to form a new organization - the Russian Socialist Movement.