Introduction………………….………………...………….……. 3
Chapter 1. Legislative activity of the LDPR in the Duma ..... 8
Chapter 2. Work of faction members in State Duma committees……...... 10
Conclusion………………………………………………………………... 13
List of sources and literature……………………….. 14
Notes……………………………………………... 15
Appendix I……………………………………………………………… 16
Appendix II………………………………………………………... 22
Introduction
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (hereinafter referred to as the LDPR) is a dynamically developing party that successfully demonstrated its potential in the last elections to the State Duma. Despite the fact that both the SPS and Yabloko “flew out” of the State Duma, and the number of factions was reduced to four, the LDPR not only did not lose its positions in the State Duma, but also significantly strengthened them. There are currently four factions in the State Duma of the Russian Federation: United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Liberal Democratic Party and Rodina. The LDPR is represented by 35 deputies (see Appendix I). The leader of the faction is deputy Igor Lebedev, the son of Vladimir Zhirinovsky (in the last Duma, I. Lebedev also headed the LDPR faction). Yegor Solomatin was elected deputy leader of the faction.
The LDPR faction in the State Duma is very active in legislative activity. There are more professional lawyers in this faction (including candidates and doctors of law) than in any other. And on December 29, 2000, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky was awarded the honorary title “Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation” for his services in strengthening Russian statehood and active legislative activity.
The laws, the initiators of the adoption of which were deputies of the faction, are on everyone’s lips. Thus, the last two sensational bills, widely discussed by the media (on holidays and drinking beer on the streets), owe their birth to the LDPR. By the way, we owe the New Year holidays to the LDPR. V.V. Bobyrev put forward a draft federal law “On Amendments to Art. 6.10 and 20.22 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (in terms of establishing administrative liability for involving minors in drinking beer and for drinking beer by minors in public places).” And this is no coincidence: the LDPR cares about the health of the younger generation. The LDPR is the party of the future, a party looking to the future, and therefore work with young people has always been the most important direction in party building. It is not for nothing that the LDPR faction in the State Duma is the youngest faction, and the youngest Duma deputy, Sergei Semenov, is a member of the LDPR faction. Concern for young people is dictated by simple and understandable reasons: those who are now fourteen to sixteen, in a few years will enter universities, military schools, technical schools, and will become the elite of the new Russia. It is they who will have to correct our mistakes, it is with their hands that Russian industry, army, science and art will be revived. Therefore, the issue of patriotic education of young people in the current situation is a priority in the activities of the LDPR. She cares about young people not in words, but in deeds. Already, dozens of military-patriotic and leisure clubs for young people are opening across the country under the auspices of the Liberal Democratic Party. Our party was the first to propose lowering the voting age to 16 years. And the youth are responding - every year thousands of people come to our party, and half of them are under thirty years of age.
Thus, the relevance of studying the faction, which plays such an important role in the State Duma, is undoubted. In addition, the author of this work has a personal interest in resolving these issues, being the head of the party cell in the city of Svetly and an assistant to the deputy of the Regional Duma G. Seleznev.
So, the purpose of this work is to analyze the activities of the LDPR in the State Duma in the context of the current political situation in Russia.
The tasks are:
1. Cover the main milestones in the direction of the LDPR’s work in the State Duma.
2. Characterize the legislative activity of the faction in the State Duma.
3. Comprehensively characterize the work of faction members in State Duma committees.
The main sources are the official website of the LDPR www.ldpr.ru, the Charter and Program of the party, as well as the writings of the party leader V.V. Zhirinovsky: “LDPR as a party took place (from congress to congress)”, “We will revive Great Russia: LDPR”, “Zhirinovsky V. 10 years of the LDPR. Organization. Policy. Ideology". An important source is the “Materials for the Party Program”, compiled by I. S. Kulikova and more clearly reflecting the tasks and directions of party policy.
In addition, materials from the resource http://www.dosye.ru/russia/ru_gdf5.htm, dedicated to the general statistical characteristics of factions and deputy groups in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, were used.
When writing the work, we also consulted with general publications, such as: “Parties and factions on the modern Russian horizon”, “Political science on the Russian background”, “Political science”, the bibliographic reference book “Who is who in Russia”, etc.
In addition, there are some other sources, although not objective. These are notes from the so-called “free press”, which, while sophisticated in their attacks on the LDPR and its leader, do not carry objective information. "Chimes", "Ogonyok", "Moscow News", "Moskovskaya Pravda", "Postfactum", "Russia", ITAR-TASS, North-West Agency, etc. - V.V. Zhirinovsky, supporting honor and goodness the name of the party he leads is forced to sue these people, winning in court. Thus, Moskovsky Komsomolets was forced to publish an official refutation, in which the accusation appeared that “democracy according to Zhirinovsky is a mixture of the military dictatorship of red-brown colonels and generals and great-power chauvinism.”
“Abroad,” says V.V. Zhirinovsky, “I would become a millionaire in these trials, but here you waste your energy, health, time... but I won’t let you step on your own feet with impunity.” Other party members are also forced to sue the press, including the author of this work, who filed a lawsuit against the local publication Komsomolskaya Pravda in Kaliningrad.
Naturally, the objectivity of such sources is very doubtful, and if they are used, the impression of a “military dictatorship”, “fascism”, etc. may be created. It is thanks to such press that some segments of society who uncritically perceive information form a wrong idea about the activities of the LDPR faction in the State Duma. The proposed work will try to present an objective picture of this activity.
Chapter 1. Legislative activity of the LDPR in the Duma
From the very first day of the work of the State Duma in 1993, the Committee on Labor and Social Policy has been permanently headed by LDPR member Sergei Kalashnikov. The activities of this committee are most closely connected with the lives of ordinary people. For example, during the spring session of 1997 alone, the Labor Committee developed the following important bills: “On employers’ associations”, “On the organization of state pension insurance in the Russian Federation”, the Law “On the procedure for financing the payment of state pensions” was developed, and that’s not all. It is to this committee that representatives of all walks of life - both ordinary workers and plant directors - turn to them to solve their problems.
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If you join the LDPR party, what does it give you? A person who is impressed by the statements of the permanent extraordinary leader of this party, Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, often has to think about such a question.
Before answering this question, we should turn to the history of the formation of this centrist political party.
What kind of party is this
The predecessor of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), which was formed in the Soviet Union on December 13, 1989 on the initiative of Zhirinovsky.
In all six convocations of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the LDPR took part in the elections of its deputies, necessarily eventually receiving representation in the lower parliamentary chamber.
Many political scientists believe that this party, despite its name, in the social sphere is oriented towards nationalist and patriotic ideas, and in the economic sphere it preaches the theory of a mixed economic model.
This political structure was formed as but various political scientists do not agree with this point of view.
History of the creation and formation of the party
For the first time, the initiative group that decided to create the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union met on December 13, 1989 and approved a resolution on the preparation and convening of the founding congress of the party.
The initiative group consisted of the following participants: Bogacheva V., Bogacheva L., Dunts M., Zherebovsky S., Zhirinovsky V., Kovalev A., Prozorov V., Ubozhko L. and Khalitov A.
The USSR Ministry of Justice registered the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union on April 12, 1991, at that time it was the only party that pursued an opposition line towards the CPSU.
At the first founding congress on March 31, 1990, 215 delegates approved the Party Program and Charter. In total, 41 regions from 8 republics of the USSR were represented at the congress. Zhirinovsky V.V. was elected to the post of chairman.
On April 18, 1992, at the third party congress, represented by 627 delegates (43 regions), the party was renamed LDPR. Zhirinovsky Vladimir Volfovich was again re-elected chairman of the party. Akhmet Khalilov, who works as an operator at a water pumping station on a collective farm near Moscow, was chosen as his deputy.
On August 10, 1992, parties in the newly emerged CIS countries were formed from a single party.
Activity of the party and its leader
In August 2003, party activists led by Zhirinovsky traveled by rail from Moscow to Vladivostok and back for 24 days. They held meetings with their electorate in 168 settlements from 29 regions and territories of our Motherland.
Who can become a member of the LDPR
Any Russian citizen who has reached the age of eighteen has the opportunity to become a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. For this purpose, you just need to fill out a special form and take a couple of photographs measuring 3 by 4 centimeters, submitting all this to functionaries at the nearest local LDPR branch.
Previously, a party card was issued after the candidate had completed a three-month probationary period from the date of submission of the application; currently, a party card is issued immediately upon submission of a written application.
Payment of party dues is not mandatory.
Join the LDPR party, what does it give?
It is worth becoming a member of the LDPR if you fully share the ideas set out in the party program. The latter can be viewed on the party's official website. There you can also find the address of the LDPR in your region, where you will need to apply for membership.
It should be understood that membership in the LDPR does not provide any opportunities to receive financial resources or material benefits.
Party members are invited to events organized by party functionaries. They participate in rallies, pickets, conferences, promotions, and distribution of printed products.
Those party members who constantly take part in party life are transferred to activists. From this moment on, they can already take part in party events throughout the region and the whole country. Delegates are elected from them to the LDPR congresses held in the capital.
Party schools are periodically organized for activists, and the forms of education are rather non-standard. Classes can be held at a summer camp on the seashore or during a ship cruise.
Activists become coordinators of district branches and candidates for deputies from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia to local authorities. In the future, only the personal qualities and abilities of a LDPR activist are the driving force or, conversely, the brake in his political career.
Work in the Duma faction of the party
Often, Russian citizens who have been members of one of the political parties for several years decide to join the LDPR party. What does this give? First of all, the opportunity to get into the composition on the list from this party.
Representatives of this Liberal Democratic Party in all convocations of the Duma had their own faction. Often, in terms of quantitative composition, this was enough to have a certain influence on the adoption of certain laws.
One of the first plans of the members of the faction of this party is the task of maximizing the standard of living of Russians.
In particular, at Duma meetings they raised questions about increasing the minimum wage, suspending the payment of contributions for major repairs, canceling the deadlines for free privatization, and providing for disabled people and families with disabled children a fifty percent discount when paying for housing and communal services.
LDPR during election campaigns
Even at the stage of election promises, candidates for deputies from the LDPR often raise questions about the possibility of expanding the scope of use of funds allocated as “maternity capital”; encouraging women to refuse abortions; introducing fines in case of refusal to provide a place for a child in a preschool institution at his place of residence.
In the field of health and education, the LDPR firmly takes the position that in these areas, as in culture, market relations must be eradicated. Citizens of Russia should have the opportunity to enjoy free healthcare, and the practice of “blind” reorganization of hospitals should be stopped.
About the chairman of the LDPR
The founder and permanent chairman of the LDPR is V.V. Zhirinovsky. He is a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and took part in five election races for the post of President of the Russian Federation.
He is a graduate of the Institute of Oriental Languages and the Faculty of Law of Moscow State University.
Despite his seventy years of age, he actively participates in the parliamentary and public life of the state. He can often be seen on TV screens, where he takes part in interesting discussions, and is distinguished by his excitement and emotionality.
Quite often he appeals to the country's youth to join the LDPR party. What this gives, he shows by his personal example, as well as the active work of his fellow party members in the Duma.