Collapse of the Soviet Union
In 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev removed the constitutional role of the Communist Party. Because of this it allowed non-communists to take power. As a result, Boris Yeltsin then became the first president of Russia.
How long was Russia a Communist country?
The ten years 1917–1927 saw a radical transformation of the Russian Empire into a socialist state, the Soviet Union. Soviet Russia covers 1917–1922 and Soviet Union covers the years 1922 to 1991.
Is communism still a thing in Russia?
It is the second-largest political party in Russia after United Russia. The youth organisation of the party is the Leninist Young Communist League.