Russian Labour Front

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{{Infobox political party

| country = Russia

| name = Russian Labour Front

| native_name = Российский трудовой фронт

| abbreviation = RTF

| logo = Logo of the Russian Labour Front.svg

| leader = {{Interlanguage link multi|Alexander Batov|ru|3=Батов, Александр Сергеевич}}

| founders = Viktor Tyulkin
Sergei Udaltsov

| merger = RCWP-CPSU
Left Front

| split = RCWP-CPSU (2022)

| colorcode = {{party color|Russian Labour Front}}

| founded = {{Start date|2010|2|22|df=y}}

| registered = {{Start date|2012|12|4|df=y}}

| dissolved = {{Start date|2020|2|27|df=y}} (deregistered)

| ideology = Communism
Marxism–Leninism

| position = Left-wing to far-left

| colours = {{color box|#34499A|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#EE7427|border=darkgray}} Blue and orange
{{color box|#BD362F|border=darkgray}} Red (former)

| membership_year = 2012

| membership = 60,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/140196|title=Îïïîçèöèÿ ïîäàëà â Ìèíþñò äîêóìåíòû íà ðåãèñòðàöèþ ïàðòèè "ÐÎÒ-Ôðîíò"|website=Interfax.ru}}

| website = [https://rotfront.org rotfront.org]

| anthem = "The Internationale"
"Einheitsfrontlied"

| flag =

}}

Russian Labour Front (RTF; {{langx|ru|Российский трудовой фронт; РТФ}}), formerly Russian United Labour Front (ROT FRONT; {{langx|ru|Российский объединённый трудовой фронт; РОТ ФРОНТ}}) is a communist party in Russia. It was formed by the Left Front, Russian Communist Workers' Party (RCWP) and several unions on 21 December 2010,{{Cite web |date=2010-02-24 |title=Левые в шоколаде |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1327082 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.kommersant.ru |language=ru}} but was only registered on 4 December 2012 on the eight attempt.{{Cite web |title=Как Верховный Суд РФ «отменил» партию РОТ ФРОНТ – Российская коммунистическая рабочая партия (РКРП-КПСС) |url=https://xn--j1akbb.xn--p1acf/2020/02/29/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%ba-%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%80%d1%85%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%bd%d1%8b%d0%b9-%d1%81%d1%83%d0%b4-%d1%80%d1%84-%d0%be%d1%82%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%bb-%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%82%d0%b8%d1%8e/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |language=ru-RU}}

On 27 February 2020, the party was de-registered by the Supreme Court of Russia after the Ministry of Justice appealed for the party's liquidation over its non-participation in elections.{{cite web | title=Карточка производства | website=Верховный Суд Российской Федерации | url=https://vsrf.ru/lk/practice/cases/10694600 | language=ru | access-date=2021-03-17}}

File:Logo of the ROT FRONT.png

File:Flag of the ROT FRONT.png

Split from the RCWP

In 2022, the organization split from the Russian Communist Workers' Party and was rebranded under the leadership of {{Interlanguage link multi|Alexander Batov|ru|3=Батов, Александр Сергеевич}}; The word "united" was removed from the name, its abbreviation was changed to "RTF", and the design of the website was changed to feature the colour blue more prominently, with red having previously been the primary colour, while communist symbols were removed. The rebranding was preceded by disagreements over the RCWP's support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the expulsion of Batov from the RCWP.{{Cite web |title=Красный поворот - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_jWyYG-D3wFf_khDFqSZg/community?lb=UgkxPD5WJ00vUJPPzCqI8ddbXAPxr_Zm8qwI |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.youtube.com}}{{Cite web |title=Информационное сообщение о Политсовете ЦК РКРП – Российская коммунистическая рабочая партия (РКРП-КПСС) |url=https://xn--j1akbb.xn--p1acf/2022/05/05/%d0%b8%d0%bd%d1%84%d0%be%d1%80%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b5-%d1%81%d0%be%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%89%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%be-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%82%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b2-5/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |language=ru-RU}}

The RCWP plans to re-organise the ROT FRONT with the United Communist Party.{{Cite web |title=Информационное сообщение о Политсовете ЦК РКРП – Российская коммунистическая рабочая партия (РКРП-КПСС) |url=https://xn--j1akbb.xn--p1acf/2022/06/03/%d0%b8%d0%bd%d1%84%d0%be%d1%80%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b5-%d1%81%d0%be%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%89%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%be-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%82%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b2-6/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |language=ru-RU}}

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